{"id":12749,"date":"2018-09-11T02:11:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T02:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12749"},"modified":"2018-09-11T02:11:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T02:11:18","slug":"configure-file-explorer-to-automatically-open-previous-folder-at-logon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/configure-file-explorer-to-automatically-open-previous-folder-at-logon\/","title":{"rendered":"Configure File Explorer to Automatically Open Previous Folder at Logon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to configure Windows 10 to remember your currently opened folder windows, and automatically restore them at the next logon. This feature lets you quickly get back to the previous files you&#8217;re working after logging off or restart the computer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/restore-opened-folders-windows-10-startup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12755\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Configure Windows 10 to Restore Previous Folder Windows via Folder Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To get started, you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-folder-options-in-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open the Folder Options<\/a> in Windows 10.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/file-explorer-options.png\" width=\"574\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>View<\/strong> tab. In the list of Advanced settings, scroll down to check the option labelled &#8220;<strong>Restore previous folder windows at logon<\/strong>&#8221; and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/restore-previous-folder-windows-at-logon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12754\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Now when you log off, restart or shutdown, Windows 10 will automatically open the previously opened folder windows at the next logon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Configure Windows 10 to Restore Previous Folder Windows via Registry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;<strong>Restore previous folder windows at logon<\/strong>&#8221; option can also be configured with a registry tweak. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Registry Editor<\/a> and navigate to the following location:<br \/>\n<code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/PersistBrowsers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"258\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12756\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Double-click the 32-bit DWORD entry <strong>PersistBrowsers<\/strong> on the right pane. If <strong>PersistBrowsers<\/strong> is missing, you need to create it manually.<\/li>\n<li>Enter 1 into the Value data box and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/edit-dword-value-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12757\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sign out or restart Windows 10 for your registry settings to take effect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to configure Windows 10 to remember your currently opened folder windows, and automatically restore them at the next logon. This feature lets you quickly get back to the previous files you&#8217;re working after logging off or restart the computer. 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