Windows 10: Auto play open folder function not displaying in Windows 11

Odd little issue has popped up in Windows 11. I have "open folder to view files" set for removable drives. Yet when I plug in a USB drive, the folder is not opening. I need to navigate in File Explorer to the drive to open it. Any way to correct this? Thanks!

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w10 auto play dead

Hi,



Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to turn on auto play for DVD and check if it helps.

• Press “Windows+X”.
• Go to “Control panel”.
• Click on “auto play”.
• Under the tab “choose what happens when you insert each type of media or device” check the box “Use auto play for all media and devices”.
• Then under the option DVD you can select the appropriate option and check if it helps.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

How to open the File Explorer automatically as soon as the hard drive is plugged in.

Hi,

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if that helps to resolve the issue.

• Type Auto play in the search bar and select Auto play.
• Toggle the button, Auto play for all media and device.
• Under Removable device choose, Open folder to view Files.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

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.