Windows 10: Add or Remove Pictures Library in Windows 10

How to: Add or Remove Pictures Library in Windows 10

How to Add or Remove Pictures Library in Windows 10


Information remove folders and drives to be included in a library as you like.

Windows 10 has the Videos libraries by default.

The C:\Users\<user name>\Pictures folder is included by default in the Pictures library.

If you don't need or want the Pictures library, then you can remove it from showing in Libraries.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Pictures library showing in Libraries for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add or remove the Pictures library.

EXAMPLE: Pictures library in Libraries






Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you want.


2. To Add Pictures library
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Pictures_library.reg

Download

3. To Remove Pictures library
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below for your step 4 below.

32-bit_Remove_Pictures_library.reg

Download

OR

64-bit_Remove_Pictures_library.reg

Download

4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. If File Explorer is currently open, then close and reopen it to apply.

8. If you like, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

• I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.

• Then I tried to remove the Pictures folder with option one at Add or Remove Folders from This PC in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials. Even after rebooting, the Pictures folder remained.
• So I tried using option two. Same thing: reboot >> Pictures folder still there.

• Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.

That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Picture User Folder vs Library Picture Folder / Add to User folder

Hi,



Form the issue description, I realize that you are trying to view your pictures in the default pictures library. To do so, you have to change the location of the folder that contains your pictures to the default pictures library folder.



To view your pictures in the default pictures library, I suggest you to follow the steps below.

• 
  Right-click on the default Picture folder
  and click on Properties.
  
• 
  Navigate to Location tab.
  
• 
  Click on Move…. and select the folder that contains your pictures and click on
  Apply and then click on Ok.
  

Hope the information helps. Kindly write back to us for further information on Windows. We will be happy to assist you.



Thank you.

 

Problem with location of Pictures library after making pictures available on OneDrive

Hi,

You can restore the default settings of your Pictures Library in Windows 10 by referring to the steps provided below:

• Go to File Explorer.
• Open Libraries.
• Select the library you want to restore to default (example: Pictures).
• Under Library Tools, select the Manage tab.
• Click the Restore settings button.

If you have other questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

Regards.

 

Windows 10 Homegroup Pictures Library "Working on it"


How are you sharing the Pictures folder? You have two ways to share libraries among Homegroup users on Windows:

1) choosing to share Pictures library between Homegroup users;

2) right-clicking the Pictures library folder on This PC, and selecting "Share with>Homegroup (view and edit)". Try to do the last step and see if you are able to access Picture folder from the other computer member of your Homegroup.