Windows 10: Windows 10 file explorer Quick Access sidebar locked. Unable to pin or unpin. Need Registry...

I am trying to pin/unpin items to my Quick Access sidebar in File Explorer but I'm met with this message:"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access them."A while back I intentionally disabled something to prevent programs from automatically changing/updating my Quick Access bar. I believe it was something within the registry editor. I would go back into the registry to unlock if I occasionally needed to change, then re-lock it. Something as simple as toggling or changing a single value within a specific directory. Unfortun

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Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10  


What you originally posted below was from a jump list instead of Quick access that you just now posted above. Did you unpin the folder from within Quick access instead of a jump list? *Confused

Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10 - Page 2 - Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials

 

Can't unpin FTP location from Quick Access

I have tried to highlight multiple objects on the Quick Access List and can't do it. How are you doing it?

Click quick access and open it in windows explorer then select the items (not in sidebar) using ctrl

Anpr22 and Carlos -- many thanks! I was trying to do it in the sidebar and that is why it wasn't working. I now have that pesky ftp site off my pinned list. Many thanks again!!!

 

Can't pin any folder to Quick access in file explorer

This fixed Quick Access for me too and I can now pin folders to Quick Access without the "The parameter is incorrect" error. This fix also brought the "Locked" category with the Quick Access folders to the right click menu of the taskbar icon for File Explorer.
Before this fix I had nothing but "File Explorer", "Unpin from taskbar" and "Close window" showing when right clicking on the taskbar icon. I'm currently missing the "Recent files" category and the ability to pin files or folders to the taskbar. When trying
to pin a file to the taskbar it only shows up in the Quick Access folder.