Windows 10: favorites disappeared after Windows update.

I've spent a long time accumulating my favorites. After an automatic Windows update recently, over half of those favorites disappeared. How can I retrieve them? Say there's a way.

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Favorites completely disappeared

Hello,

I can understand the inconvenience you have experienced.

I would suggest you to try the steps mentioned below and check if it helps.

How to restore the favorite’s folder in Internet Explorer.

• To open the Registry Editor,
• Type regedit into the Start Search field.
• Press Enter.
• Find Favorites under the following Registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Shell folders
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\User Shell folders

HKEY_USERS\.default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Shell folders

HKEY_USERS\.default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\User Shell folders

• Right click it and select Modify. The Edit String dialog will open.
  
• Verify that the Value Data field contains the correct location of your Favorites folder. If it does not, enter the right location to restore your missing Favorites folder to Internet Explorer.
  

C:\Users\NetID\Favorites

• Close the registry editor.
• Open Internet Explorer to confirm that your favorites are there.

Note: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you
follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to
view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

I hope this information is helpful.

Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Favorites List Has Disappeared

Hi,

We appreciate you for being part of Windows 10.
We are sorry for the trouble this have caused.

I suggest you to check in C:\Users\userName\Favorites and see if the favorites folder is there or not.

I also suggest you to check in Windows. Old folder and see if it helps.

Please follow the steps below to check if your files are available in Windows. Old folder and see if it helps:

Step 1: If you don’t know the path, Press Windows key and R key together.

Step 2: Type “C:” and tap on Enter key

Step 3: Open Windows. Old folder and check.

Please get back to us with updated status, we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Favorites completely disappeared

Unfortunately, I applied the recommended registry changes under Win 10, but that did not solve the problem. The actual favorites ARE on my Win 10 system in the correct place (C:\Users\<username>\Favorites, and DO work in Edge. So I believe this is an IE
issue caused by some recent update.

Further, I am using a dual boot Win 10/Win 8.1 system and IE does not have this empty favorites bar issue under Win 8.1.

IMO (as others seem to have the same problem) this is an issue that was caused by a recent update to Win 10/IE and this needs to be reopened and investigated by Microsoft Support.

Please help!