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[Fix] Music, Pictures, Videos or Downloads Folders Merged Accidentally and Point to the Same Location

Last Updated on: January 2, 2022 by Ramesh

This post talks about a problem where two special folders such as Music, Pictures, Videos, or Documents get merged or combined and point to the same folder. Because the special or shell folders are merged, they show up with the same name but different icons.

Additionally, restoring the default location via the Location tab for one of the folders would show a similar warning as below:

Do you want to redirect folder "Music" into another system folder "Videos" located at "c:\users\{username}\videos"?

If you proceed with redirection you will not be able to separate them or restore default location. Do you still want to proceed with redirection?

Or, the following error may occur:

Can’t move the folder because there is a folder in the same location that can’t be redirected

Since the special folders have merged, using the Restore Default or Move option does not help.

This post tells you how to fix the user shell folder paths in the registry, if you’ve accidentally merged them.Read more

Clicking a Hyperlink in Outlook Prompts to Select a Browser, With IE set as default

Last Updated on: May 30, 2021 by Ramesh

When you click a hyperlink in Outlook 2007 or 2010 with Internet Explorer set as the default, the Open With window (“How do you want to open this?” dialog) appears with the list of browser choices. This is an issue in Windows 10 with Outlook 2007 or 2010 installed, and Internet Explorer set as the default browser.Read more

Error “The folder can’t be moved here” Moving Documents/Pictures, Caused by OneDrive

Last Updated on: May 9, 2023 by Ramesh

If you’ve OneDrive options set to save documents and pictures in OneDrive, instead of This PC, the shell folders Documents, Pictures, and its three sub-folders Saved Pictures, Camera Roll, and Screenshots, are redirected to the OneDrive folder.

With this setting on, the user can’t use the Location tab in the special folder properties to move them or restore the default location. In doing so, Access is denied — The folder can’t be moved here error would appear.

Fix Disk Defragmenter Error “Storage optimization cannot start”

Last Updated on: August 9, 2019 by Ramesh

When you start the Disk Defragmenter utility in Windows 8 or 10, the following error occurs and the Disk Defragmenter window doesn’t open.

Storage optimization cannot start because the task scheduler service is not running. Start the task scheduler service and try again.Read more

Windows 10/11 User Shell Folders Restore Default Paths

Last Updated on: August 26, 2024 by Ramesh

user shell folders registry key in windows 10

This post provides you with the list of User Shell Folders in Windows 10/11 and their default paths. If you’ve moved a shell folder earlier, you can restore it to the default location via the folder properties Location tab in most cases.

However, there are situations where the Location tab option can’t be used — i.e. when two special folders such as Music and Videos become merged and point to the same location. In that case, clicking Restore Default in the folder properties Location tab causes an error.

In such cases, resetting the respective shell folder path(s) in the registry is the only possible solution. This article provides the .reg files needed to revert to the default shell folder paths quickly and also includes the list of shell folders and their default path for your reference. This article applies to Windows 10 and Windows 11.

NOTE: Before proceeding, please stop OneDrive sync/backup option for the corresponding shell folder — e.g., Documents, Desktop, Pictures Folders.

How to Delete Windows.old folder [Previous versions of Windows]

Last Updated on: January 29, 2025 by Ramesh

Windows Operating System upgrades and version updates would leave plenty of files behind in the system drive. This is because Windows keeps the files from the previous versions of Windows in a separate folder in case the user wants to roll back the major update (or OS upgrade).Read more

How to Find Your Windows 10/11 Build Number, Version, Edition and Bitness

Last Updated on: August 3, 2022 by Ramesh

find windows 10 version build bitness settings system

The Build Number, Version, “Bit”ness (32-bit or 64-bit) of your Windows installation can be determined using many ways, and here are some of the methods listed. Screenshots are from a Windows 10 PC, but most of the information applies to all versions of Windows, including Windows 11.Read more

Personalize Settings Says “Some settings are managed by your organization”

Last Updated on: May 12, 2019 by Ramesh

If the Personalize settings page show the red text message Some settings are managed by your organization at the top, it means that some of the settings in that particular page are locked down by an administrator in that computer, via Group Policy Editor or through the registry. For classic Control Panel items, you may see the message One or more of the settings on this page has been disabled by the system administrator if one or more Policies are set for that page.Read more

How to Schedule Microsoft Defender Scan in Windows 10/11

Last Updated on: April 2, 2024 by Ramesh

Microsoft Defender’s command-line utility MpCmdrun.exe is used for scheduling scans or updating the signatures using the command-line. This post tells you how to set up Microsoft Defender to scan the computer daily at a specified time using Task Scheduler and in Windows 10 or 11.Read more

Fix Cannot Unpin FTP Links from Quick access (Home)

Last Updated on: January 30, 2025 by Ramesh

When you access an FTP site using File Explorer and Pin it to the Quick access section, the FTP site shortcut remains stuck and can’t be removed or unpinned. When right-clicking on the Pinned FTP link in the navigation pane the context menu doesn’t contain any options, except for an option named Expand, and that too dimmed out.Read more