This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a File Explorer Home desktop icon for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Home is the default homepage of File Explorer (Win+E) that allows you to quickly access and view your pinned/frequent locations (Quick access), Favorites (pinned files), Recent files, and Shared files from one location.
Quick access = Displays up to 13 folders that you pinned or frequently opened on the system.
Favorites = Pinned files.
Recent (Recent files) = Displays up to 25 files that you most recently opened.
Shared = Displays files shared with your Microsoft account.
You can add a Home desktop icon to make it easier to open and access the File Explorer Home page as needed. You can also Pin to Start and/or Pin to Quick access this Home desktop icon.
Contents
Option One: Add or Remove Home Desktop Icon for Current User
Option Two: Add or Remove Home Desktop Icon for All Users
EXAMPLE: File Explorer Home
Option One
Add or Remove Home Desktop Icon for Current User
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want.
2. Add Home Desktop Icon for Current User
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_Home_desktop_icon_for_current_user.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}"=dword:00000000
3. Remove Home Desktop Icon for Current User
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Home_desktop_icon_for_current_user.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}"=dword:00000001
4 Save the REG file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7Refresh the desktop (F5) to apply.
8 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
Option Two
Add or Remove Home Desktop Icon for All Users
You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want.
2. Add Home Desktop Icon for All Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_Home_desktop_icon_for_all_users.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}"=dword:00000000
3. Remove Home Desktop Icon for All Usersr
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Home_desktop_icon_for_all_users.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}"=dword:00000001
4 Save the REG file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7Refresh the desktop (F5) to apply.
8 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a File Explorer Home desktop icon for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Home is the default homepage of File Explorer (Win+E) that allows you to quickly access and view your pinned/frequent locations (Quick access), Favorites (pinned files), Recent files, and Shared files from one location.
- Quick access = Displays up to 13 folders that you pinned or frequently opened on the system.
- Favorites = Pinned files.
- Recent (Recent files) = Displays up to 25 files that you most recently opened.
- Shared = Displays files shared with your Microsoft account.
You can add a Home desktop icon to make it easier to open and access the File Explorer Home page as needed. You can also Pin to Start and/or Pin to Quick access this Home desktop icon.EXAMPLE: File Explorer Home
Add or Remove Home Desktop Icon for Current User
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want.
(Contents of REG file for reference)
This is the default setting.
(Contents of REG file for reference)
4 Save the REG file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 Refresh the desktop (F5) to apply.
8 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
Add or Remove Home Desktop Icon for All Users
You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want.
(Contents of REG file for reference)
This is the default setting.
(Contents of REG file for reference)
4 Save the REG file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 Refresh the desktop (F5) to apply.
8 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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