Windows 10: "Restore previous folder windows at logon" is not working. Please fix the issue

I have selected "Restore previous folder windows at logon" option, but when I restart, it is never restoring previous folder windows. Please fix the issue. I am not using hibernate.

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Previous File Explorer windows are not restored even after turning on the "Restore previous folder windows at logon" feature on a Windows 10 computer

This happens every time you reboot a Windows 10 computer, both Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise.

Please try it yourself.

• Open Folder Options and select the View tab.
• De-Select/Un-Check "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
• Select/Check "Restore previous folder windows at logon"
• Leave the File Explorer window open and reboot the computer
• The previous open folder window will not be restored after logon
• Open a File Explore window and open the C:\ root folder or the C:\Windows folder
• The protected operating system files will once again be hidden
• Open Folder Options and select the View tab
• Locate the same values changed previously and look at their current setting.
• They will have returned back to their default values
  • "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" will be Selected/Checked
  • "Restore previous folder windows at logon" will be De-selected/Un-Checked

It seems to be a bug in Windows 10 that I would like to report.

 

Restore previous folder windows at logon not working

With my previous laptop this setting worked fine. After logon, all open windows explorers that were open at shutdown, were restored.

With my new laptop, no explorers are restored, even though the setting is active (set in folder options > view > advanced settings)

Also checked in the registry (Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\PersistBrowsers = 1)

Could there be a setting which overrules the restore setting?

This is pretty annoying.

 

Restore previous folder windows at logon not working

Hello, I'm Greg, here to help you with this.

What's worked before is running DISM and SFC from Command Promot as shown here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

The same applies for Windows 11.

If not then all fixes for Windows 11 File Explorer are here:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the detailed results you post back, I will have other suggestions if necessary.

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