Windows 10: Add or Remove Network from Navigation Pane in Windows 10

How to: Add or Remove Network from Navigation Pane in Windows 10

How to Add or Remove Network in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 10


This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Network in the navigation pane of File Explorer for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add or remove Network in the navigation pane.

If you remove Network from the navigation pane, it will also remove the default Network desktop icon (if turned on). If you like, you can still create your own Network folder shortcut to use instead though.

If you add Network to the navigation pane, it will also add the default Network desktop icon (if turned on.



EXAMPLE: Add or Remove "Network" in navigation pane








Here's How:

1 In the search box on your taskbar or Start menu, type regedit, and press Enter to open Registry Editor.

2 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

3 In Registry Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder




4 If you have not already, you will need to first step 3)

5 If you have not already, you will need to second step 3)

6 In the right pane of ShellFolder, double click/tap on Attributes to modify it. (see screenshot below step 3)

7 Do step 8 (remove) or step 9 (add) below for what you want.


8 To Remove Network from Navigation Pane
A) Type in b0940064, click/tap on OK, and go to step 10 below. (see screenshot below)





9 To Add Network to Navigation Pane
This is the default setting.

A) Type in b0040064, click/tap on OK, and go to step 10 below. (see screenshot below)




10 If you have a steps 4 to 7 above for the registry location below.

This step is to add or remove Network from the "Open" and "Save as" type dialogs in 64-bit Windows 10.

This step is not for 32-bit Windows 10.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder
11 When finished, close Registry Editor.

12 restart the computer to apply.

That's it,
Shawn


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RE : Double E drive

How to Add or Remove Duplicate Drives in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 10

 

Windows 10 Only: Some of my USB drives are listed twice on the FILE EXPLORER, how do I get rid of one of them?

Have a look at this site:
https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/add-or-remove-duplicate-drives-in-navigation-pane-in-windows-10.8940/.

 

I would, but they wouldn't work since steps 4 and 5 must be done first.

 

Use find in regedit. It will make this much faster. Under edit menu or CTRL + F.

Registry Editor - Find and Find Next

 

please help.... *Sad

i cannot edit attributes

 

Hello Adiy, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

It looks like you didn't do steps 4 and 5 yet.

 

DONE... thanks a lot.... GBU

 

You're most welcome Adiy. I'm glad you got it sorted. *Smile

 

Brink,

I followed all of the steps and was not able to see the "attributes" file under ShellFolder. Any suggestions? I would like to remove both "network" and "this pc" Thanks

 

Hello Doxey, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

Please go ahead and post screenshots showing what you see instead to see what may be wrong.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...en-forums.html

 

Been doing this for a while worked well.But since the newest tech. preview build (10565) it dose not seem to work anymore.
Anyone else having trouble ????

 

Hello Matt, *Smile

I just tested again in build 10565, and it still works fine for me.

If you have 64-bit Windows 10, then be sure that you are doing both locations in the tutorial.

 

my silly fault regedit edit had opened to the second location so I had not done the first location
cheers

 

Oops. Glad to hear that you got it sorted. *Smile