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Is there a simple way of removing selected folders from the left hand pane (see screenshot) to de-clutter it ??Explorer screenshot.webp
 

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Disable "Show all folders" in Options and then pin required folders to Quick Access?
 

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You may also be able to Unpin those above This PC, they usually are just shortcuts to the actual location as show on the right-click and Properties of them.
 

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This is one of my Notebooks, note the pin/maptack on the right of the entries above This PC:
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    Win11 Pro RTM
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    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
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    24" Dell
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    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
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Thank you one and all for the advice. Between all the tips I now have things as I want them. I

Incidentally, I believe the cause of the problem was 5 separate recent bloody Windows updates. I remember once turning off automatic updates but somehow they force themselves back on. I'd like to have updates only when I want them. Any tips on that?
 

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you can use powershell to hide specific updates:
pureinfotech.com

How to show or hide updates on Windows 11 - Pureinfotech

To show or hide updates on Windows 11, use the troubleshooter tool or PowerShell with the PSWindowsUpdate module. Here's how.
pureinfotech.com pureinfotech.com

or you can use gpo to set updates to manual:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Manage End User Experience = Configure Automatic Updates set to 2

regedit set updates to manual:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU = AUOptions - set it to 2

WuMgr is a portable app that is good to control updates (use one of the above to set them to manual download/install first):
github.com

Release Release 1.1 · DavidXanatos/wumgr

Some minor feature updates and support for new update options [1.1] - 2019-12-11 Added DpiAwareness Application ID column support for DeploymentAction='OptionalInstallation' fixed issue where aut...
github.com github.com
 

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You can have some control over updates but be aware that Windows can install without notice or force some and that OEMs can also do updates, just got one on my Dell Notebook for a BIOS update.
 

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  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
Berton said:
You can have some control over updates but be aware that Windows can install without notice or force some and that OEMs can also do updates, just got one on my Dell Notebook for a BIOS update.
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not if you configure like i just stated. i havent had 1 update install since 21h that i didn't allow
 

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