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  1. ASHUTOSH_AGRAWAL
    Ashutosh_Agrawal Win User

    How do I get back the drop-down arrows in my windows file explorer to navigate recent...


    How do I get back the drop-down arrows in my windows file explorer to navigate recent folders? see drop-down marked in RED in screenshot.

    :)
     
    Ashutosh_Agrawal, Apr 11, 2025
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  2. SLOZOMBY
    slozomby Win User

    Recent File List

    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file1

    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file2
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file3
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file4
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file5
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file6
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file7
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file8
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path "Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
    \Applets\Paint\Recent File List" -name file9
    ...

    you get the idea. ( too lazy to put it in a for loop and test it.

    or just open regedit and remove all the fileX from that key.
     
    slozomby, Apr 11, 2025
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  3. STANWILSONXU
    StanWilsonXU Win User
    Back arrow

    In Internet Explorer, when my cursor hovered over the "Back" arrow, a list of recent pages would drop down. I can't make this happen with Edge. Any suggestions?
     
    StanWilsonXU, Apr 11, 2025
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  4. TDROZ
    tdroz Win User

    How do I get back the drop-down arrows in my windows file explorer to navigate recent...

    Where are 'Favorites' and 'Recent places' in file explorer?


    I've done this to get Recent Items to show up in Quick Access and in Windows Explorer Jump List

    1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent Items" without the quotes


      How do I get back the drop-down arrows in my windows file explorer to navigate recent... [​IMG]
    2. In Windows Explorer, make sure the Navigation Pane is visible. If it's not, go to the Menu Bar and select View -> Navigation Pane and put a checkmark next to Navigation Pane.
    3. In Windows Explorer, go to the Menu Bar and select Home -> Pin to Quick Access:


      How do I get back the drop-down arrows in my windows file explorer to navigate recent... [​IMG]
    4. The "Recent items" folder will appear in the Navigation Pane, and you can drag it to the top of the Quick access list if you desire.
    This should also put Recent items at the top of the Windows Explorer Jump List, and in the Start Menu -> File Explorer -> Pinned list.
     
    tdroz, Apr 11, 2025
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