Windows 10: Specific folders related to "Favourites" not appearing in File-Explorer, but I can still...

I linked my Android device to my laptop via USB. I opened File-Explorer and navigated to the Android device and highlighted a particular file there. Without copying that file to my laptop I right-clicked on that file. I selected "Add to Favourites". That file was then put in the folder C:\Users\[me]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\QCT56HIA I then navigated to that folder via the Open file location Context-Menu option. I then pressed [Alt]+[Up] to back-out of that folder, and so arrived in C:\Users\galen\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\. However, once there, it

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File explorer related

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

In Windows 11, when you use the sharing option in File Explorer, you might see suggestions for apps that are not currently installed on your system. This can indeed be confusing and sometimes annoying if you're only looking to use apps that you already have. These suggestions are typically part of Windows' attempt to provide a more integrated experience by recommending apps that could be useful for your task. However, if this feature doesn't meet your needs, you might want to disable these suggestions.

However, I can guide you through a general approach to manage or disable these types of suggestions:

1. Open Settings: Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings app.
   
2. Privacy & Security: Navigate to the "Privacy & Security" section on the left pane.
   
3. General: Under "Privacy & Security," look for a "General" subsection.
   
4. In this section, you might find settings related to disabling suggestions, tips, and recommendations from Microsoft. If there's an option that seems related to sharing or app suggestions, try toggling it off.
   

While Windows 11 aims to streamline the sharing experience, there wasn't a direct setting within the system settings to specifically disable non-installed app suggestions from the share menu in File Explorer. The options available might primarily focus on privacy settings, feedback, and diagnostic data preferences.

If the above steps don't resolve the issue, you can use the Feedback Hub to report this to Microsoft as feedback:

1. Provide details about your experience and specifically mention that you'd like an option to disable suggestions for non-installed apps in the share menu. Microsoft attaches great importance to user experience, you can submit your ideas and suggestions through the Feedback Hub, and the development team will regularly review submissions for ideas or fixes.
   
   Please share the feedback link here after submitting as it will allow others on the forum to vote for your submission, including me. More votes will lead to more visibility and higher priority to the development team.
   

Since operating systems are regularly updated, it's also a good idea to keep your system up to date. Microsoft might release updates that add more granular control over such features based on user feedback.

Please feel free to let me know how it goes.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

I have added the file count column to my folder in File Explorer. However, the actual file count is not displaying.

Hi Loren,

I appreciate if you could answer a
few questions to narrow down the issue and to provide you better assistance.

• How did you added file count column for folders in File Explorer? What are the steps did you followed?
• When you say, "actual file count is not displaying" is this issue specific to any folder or happening with all folders?
• Have you installed any third party anti-virus on your system?

Meanwhile, I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if this helps.

• Open File Explorer.
• Click on View from navigation pane and choose Detail pane.

Write to us with the above information and status of the issue to assist you further.

Thank You.

 

Windows 10 My Favourites list is gone!

I have loaded up Windows 10 and my favourites list is gone. This is pretty frustrating as I had a big list of favourites built up over a couple of years for work and my own personal browsing. I tried the adive offered by Krishna to Maggie in the forum which
was:

"I suggest you to try the steps below and check if it helps to restore the favourites.

• Click This PC
• Type %userprofile% into the Address bar
• Press Enter on your keyboard
• Right click the Favorites folder
• Click Properties
• Click Previous Versions
• Wait for the list of previous versions to load
• Select a version that was before you lost the files/folders
• Click Restore."

When I got to step 6 my previous versions list showed only today. Surely the loading of Windows 10 has not wiped out my Favourites? What can I do from here?

Daren

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