{"id":17877,"date":"2022-03-07T06:31:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T06:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=17877"},"modified":"2022-03-07T06:33:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T06:33:59","slug":"add-file-explorer-to-start-menu-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/add-file-explorer-to-start-menu-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Add File Explorer to Different Areas of Start Menu in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is File Explorer shortcut missing from the Start menu? In this tutorial we’ll show you how to add File Explorer to different areas of the Start menu in Windows 11.<\/p>\n

Method 1: Add File Explorer to the Pinned Section of Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Click the Search<\/strong> button (a magnifying glass) on the taskbar, and then type “file explorer<\/code>” in the search field at the top. When you see the File Explorer app, right-click it and select “Pin to Start<\/strong>“.\n

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  2. The File Explorer icon will appear in the Pinned<\/strong> section of the Start menu. You can drag your pinned apps on the Start menu to change their order.\n

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    Method 2: Add File Explorer to the Bottom of Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Press the WIN + I keyboard shortcut to launch the Settings app. Select Personalization<\/strong> in the left sidebar, and then click Start<\/strong> on the right pane.\n

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    2. Click the “Folders \u2013 These folders appear on Start next to the Power button<\/strong>” option.\n

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    3. Turn on the switch next to the “File Explorer<\/strong>” folder.\n

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    4. The File Explorer shortcut will immediately appear on your Start menu next to the Power button.\n

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      That’s it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Is File Explorer shortcut missing from the Start menu? In this tutorial we’ll show you how to add File Explorer to different areas of the Start menu in Windows 11. Method 1: Add File Explorer to the Pinned Section of Start Menu Click the Search button (a magnifying glass) on the taskbar, and then type […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10,4713],"tags":[4826,4827,3265],"class_list":["post-17877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-others","category-tips-tricks","category-windows-11","tag-add-file-explorer-to-start-menu","tag-add-file-explorer-to-windows-11-start-menu","tag-choose-which-folders-appear-on-start"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17877"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17893,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17877\/revisions\/17893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}