Here's the problem in a nutshell:
This is Windows 11 Home 24H2 on a Dell Inspiron 16 just purchased from BestBuy in-store.
OOBE updated Windows.
OOBE logged in with microsoft account.
OneDrive was automatically, and unconditionally started with "Important PC Folders" ON, and thus relocated...
There's also this variant:
Local users on domain-joined computers:
If you want Windows 11 to show all users on the login screen, you need to configure Enumerate local users on domain-joined computers policy. So, open Group Policy Editor and then navigate to Computer Configuration >...
As in this post on sister site tenforums:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/87379-enable-disable-password-expiration-local-accounts-windows-10-a.html
I can confirm that on Windows 11 Home (The "Home" version of 10/11 doesn't have lusrmgr.msc aka local user manager aka Local Users and Groups)...
I just tried this now, and sysdm.cpl,,4 aka the "System Protection" tab of "System Properties" (aka "Advanced System Settings") did say it was on, but clicking "Configure" revealed that the "Disk Space Usage" was set to 0 (zero).
Searching the Windows 11 start menu for "Network and Sharing Center" produces no hits/matches unlike Windows 10.
The "View network computers and devices" that shows up as "Best match" is the list of devices on your network, not the control panel settings page.
It is labeled in the right pane...
Just to avoid confusion (in myself) there is a very similar program that beings with an i: inetcpl.cpl that brings up "Internet properties" not "Network and Sharing Center".
I checked 2x w10 and 1x w7 just now and did not find netcpl.cpl. But it's listed here:
How to run Control Panel tools by...
Here's a GIF demonstrating the problem for File Explorer app pin.
Note that instead of drag-and-drop, you can right click on the folder and "Pin to quick access" which also pin's to the File Explorer icon in the taskbar.
In Windows 11 searching for netcpl.cpl in start menu does not find anything:
Indeed, searching the whole file system the file is not found. It was there on windows 10 in c:\windows\system32\.
This is useful for getting to "Network and Sharing Center" quickly.
In fact, searching the start...