{"id":1602,"date":"2016-06-20T16:33:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T11:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2022-09-13T07:58:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T02:28:59","slug":"add-custom-folder-this-pc-navigation-pane-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/add-custom-folder-this-pc-navigation-pane-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Custom Folder under &#8220;This PC&#8221; in Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can add custom folders to the Explorer navigation pane in pretty much all versions of Windows. This post has the instructions on adding a custom folder under This PC in the navigation pane in Windows 10\/11 File Explorer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/w10\/addtonavpane-10.png\" width=\"151\" height=\"176\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc\"><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#m1\">Method 1: Add a Custom folder and\/or Pin it to Navigation pane Manually<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#m2\">Method 2: Add a Custom folder and\/or Pin it to Navigation pane Using a Script<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How to Add a Custom Folder under &#8220;This PC&#8221; in Explorer<\/h2>\n<h3><a id=\"m1\"><\/a>Method 1: Add a Custom folder Manually<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re going to create\/add a custom shell folder manually, an easy way to add a custom folder to the navigation pane is to mimic the settings of an existing\/built-in shell folder like Music or Videos, and use them with a custom GUID. For example, here are the <strong>Videos<\/strong> shell folder&#8217;s registry settings that we&#8217;ll use with a different GUID (and a custom folder path).<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/winhelponline\/a202c6fad10b4785c48fcccdb92a6e42.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Copy the above contents to Notepad, and save with .reg extension (e.g. <code>mytools.reg<\/code>). Don&#8217;t close the file yet.<\/li>\n<li>Generate a unique ID (GUID) string by running the command <code>New-Guid<\/code> in PowerShell. Alternately, you can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidgen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">GuidGen.com<\/a> to generate a random GUID string. This site uses Microsoft&#8217;s <code>GUIDGen.exe<\/code> at the backend.<\/li>\n<li>In this example, the GUID is <code>{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}<\/code>. Copy the GUID to Clipboard.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/generate-guid-online.png\" alt=\"guidgen.com - microsoft guidgen.exe\" width=\"683\" height=\"384\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In Notepad, replace every occurrence of the following string:\n<pre>{f86fa3ab-70d2-4fc7-9c99-fcbf05467f3a}<\/pre>\n<p>Replace the above GUID with the following:<\/p>\n<pre>{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Save the .reg file, and close Notepad.<\/li>\n<li>Double-click the .reg file to apply the settings to the registry.<\/li>\n<li>Start the Registry Editor (<code>Regedit.exe<\/code>):<\/li>\n<li>In Regedit, navigate to the following branches one by one:\n<pre>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\CLSID\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}\r\n\r\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Classes\\CLSID\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the right pane, change the value data for <code>(Default)<\/code> and <code>InfoTip<\/code>\u00a0accordingly.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/w10\/addtonavpane-2.png\" width=\"598\" height=\"240\" \/><br \/>\n(<i>InfoTip text will be shown when you hover the mouse over the custom folder in File Explorer.<\/i>)<\/li>\n<li>Then navigate to the <code>DefaultIcon<\/code> subkeys below:\n<pre>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\CLSID\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}\\DefaultIcon\r\n\r\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Classes\\CLSID\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}\\DefaultIcon<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/w10\/addtonavpane-3.png\" width=\"598\" height=\"240\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Set the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/fix-missing-shell-icons-windows-ui\/\">icon<\/a> value accordingly. I chose the <code>shell32.dll,35<\/code> icon for the <code>My Tools<\/code> folder we&#8217;re adding. You can also use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/change-default-icon-file-type-windows\/\">custom .ico file<\/a> if you want.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/archived2\/shell32icons.png\" alt=\"shell folder icons - icon index\" width=\"499\" height=\"224\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the <code>Instance\\InitPropertyBag<\/code> subkeys below:\n<pre>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\CLSID\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}\\Instance\\InitPropertyBag\r\n\r\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Classes\\CLSID\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}\\Instance\\InitPropertyBag<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delete<\/strong> the <code>TargetKnownFolder<\/code> value, as we&#8217;re going to add a <strong>custom<\/strong> folder path.<\/li>\n<li>Create a string value (REG_SZ) named <code>TargetFolderPath<\/code> and set its value data, with the full folder path.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/w10\/addtonavpane-4.png\" width=\"598\" height=\"240\" \/><br \/>\nThat&#8217;s it! The <code>My Tools<\/code> folder should show up in the navigation pane and the Folders section in This PC view.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/w10\/addtonavpane-5.png\" width=\"599\" height=\"521\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a id=\"m2\"><\/a>Method 2: Add a Custom folder Using Script<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a VBScript I wrote that will output the registry file that will create and add a custom shell folder under This PC and\/or Pin it to the Explorer navigation pane when run. The outputted .reg file can also be deployed to other computers if needed.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download the script <code><a href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/winhelponline\/cfcf4ee86849316a39b9be88a15f466e\/raw\/f6abb0aea5eeba2944ed728be9e2e9974511204b\/add_custom_folder_this_pc.vbs\">add_custom_folder_this_pc.vbs<\/a><\/code> below and save it to Desktop.<script src=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/winhelponline\/cfcf4ee86849316a39b9be88a15f466e.js\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li>Select the folder you want to add under This PC and\/or Pin to Explorer Navigation pane.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/add-custom-folder-script-1.png\" alt=\"add or pin custom folder in file explorer using script\" width=\"320\" height=\"378\" \/>\n<p>The script will now output two registry files on your desktop. The 2nd file is the &#8220;Undo&#8221; registry file that needs to be run if you wish to reverse the setting (i.e., remove the custom folder from This PC\/Explorer navigation pane)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/add-custom-folder-script-3.png\" alt=\"add or pin custom folder in file explorer using script\" width=\"526\" height=\"103\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Double-click the registry file (not the Undo registry file) to apply the settings to the registry.<\/li>\n<li>Close all folder windows and then open a folder.<\/li>\n<li>There you go! Your custom folder is now pinned to the navigation pane.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/add-custom-folder-using-script.png\" alt=\"add or pin custom folder in file explorer using script\" width=\"700\" height=\"285\" \/>\n<div class=\"qt\">\n<h4>Customizations<\/h4>\n<p><em>Before running the registry file, you can edit the file using Notepad and <strong>remove<\/strong> the lines containing &#8220;<strong><code>MyComputer\\NameSpace<\/code><\/strong>&#8221; entries in the file and save it. This is to prevent the item from appearing in 3 locations in File Explorer. For more information, see <a href=\"#pintonavpane\">Tip #3<\/a> below. This, however, is an optional step.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/add-custom-folder-using-script-pinned.png\" alt=\"add or pin custom folder in file explorer using script\" width=\"701\" height=\"328\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also change the InfoTip in the registry file. By default, it has the placeholder text that says &#8220;<code>YOUR INFOTIP HERE<\/code>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/add-custom-folder-script-2.png\" alt=\"add or pin custom folder in file explorer using script\" width=\"749\" height=\"274\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Per-User Registry File:<\/strong> The registry file adds the shell folder for the current user only (i.e., it writes to <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER<\/code> instead of <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE<\/code>). If you want it per-system, then replace every instance of <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER<\/code> with <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE<\/code> and save the file.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>(To unpin the custom shell folder, run the &#8220;undo&#8221; registry file. Rest assured, it won&#8217;t delete the actual folder.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Bonus Tips<\/h2>\n<h4>Tip #1: Add the custom folder under &#8220;Folders&#8221; or &#8220;Network Locations&#8221; section<\/h4>\n<p>If you&#8217;re adding a mapped drive or folder pointing to a network location, you can make the item appear under the <b>Network locations<\/b> section in This PC view. To do so, modify the <code><strong>DescriptionID<\/strong><\/code> value (see screenshot #2 above) in this registry key:<\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\CLSID\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}<\/pre>\n<p>Set the <code>DescriptionID<\/code> to <code>9<\/code> (<code>0x00000009<\/code>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Setting <code>DescriptionID<\/code> to <code>3<\/code> shows it under <b>Folders<\/b> category.<\/li>\n<li>Setting <code>DescriptionID<\/code> to <code>9<\/code> shows it under <b>Network locations<\/b> category.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/w10\/addtonavpane-6.png\" width=\"599\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Tip #2: Move &#8220;My Tools&#8221; to the top of the This PC hierarchy<\/h4>\n<p>To move <code>My Tools<\/code> to the top of the <b>This PC<\/b> hierarchy, create a DWORD (32 bit) value named <b>SortOrderIndex<\/b>, in the following registry key:<\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\CLSID\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}\r\n\r\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Classes\\CLSID\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}<\/pre>\n<p>Set the <b>SortOrderIndex<\/b> to a lower value.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/w10\/addtonavpane-8.png\" width=\"598\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For example, setting it to <code>0x00000030<\/code> moves the item up, like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/w10\/addtonavpane-7.png\" width=\"599\" height=\"477\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a id=\"pintonavpane\"><\/a>Tip #3: Pin the folder to the Navigation pane separately (instead of under This PC) above or below OneDrive<\/h4>\n<p>To pin the custom folder to the navigation pane as a separate category, like OneDrive, Quick access, etc., you need to implement it under the Desktop namespace. This is similar to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/pin-recent-folders-places-navigation-pane-windows-10-file-explorer\/\">Pin Recent Places<\/a> registry edit.<\/p>\n<p>The registry keys to create are as follows:<\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Desktop\\NameSpace\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}\r\n\r\nHKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Desktop\\NameSpace\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}<\/pre>\n<p>Note: The above edit would also add the custom folder icon on your desktop. To hide the custom folder icon on the desktop, create a DWORD value named <code>{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}<\/code> and set it to <code>1<\/code>, under the following registry key:<\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\HideDesktopIcons\\NewStartPanel<\/pre>\n<div class=\"qt\">\n<h4>The custom folder now appears in 3 places<\/h4>\n<p>With the above registry changes done, the custom folder appears in three places:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>As a separate pinned item, vertically next to the Quick Access\/OneDrive section.<\/li>\n<li>In the navigation pane under This PC, and<\/li>\n<li>In the right pane of This PC.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/custom-folder-mycomputer-desktop-namespace.png\" alt=\"custom folder this pc and desktop namespaces\" width=\"701\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, (optionally) to prevent the custom folder from appearing under the &#8220;This PC&#8221; tree (a.k.a. &#8220;My Computer&#8221; namespace) and in the right pane of This PC, delete these keys:<\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\MyComputer\\NameSpace\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}\r\n\r\nHKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\MyComputer\\Desktop\\NameSpace\\{d464e152-bde0-4a84-9160-bd183268ad35}<\/pre>\n<p>This eliminates the custom folder icon from locations #2 and #3 (see screenshot).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The result of the above registry edits is seen in the following image:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/custom-folder-pinned.png\" alt=\"custom folder pinned to desktop namespace\" width=\"761\" height=\"530\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The custom folder (&#8220;Tools&#8221;) is now pinned to the navigation pane. You can also expand the folder to access its subfolders, or keep it collapsed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Tip #4: How to create a per-user special folder?<\/h4>\n<p>To create the special folder for <strong>your user account only<\/strong>, in Notepad, replace every instance of the following:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> You need to do this after completing step 4 above. Then, follow the rest of the instructions, till Step 14.<\/em><\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE<\/pre>\n<p>with the following registry root:<\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_CURRENT_USER<\/pre>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That&#8217;s it! You can add as many custom folders under This PC (My Computer) in the Explorer navigation pane as you want. Make sure you generate a different GUID from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guidgen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">GuidGen.com<\/a> website for every folder you want to add to the navigation pane.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong> The registry file I made several years ago for Windows XP (Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/my-pictures-music-videos-namespace-extensions-for-windows-explorer-folder-pane\/\">My Pictures, My Music and My Videos namespace extensions for the Explorer folder pane<\/a>) still works on Windows 10 and 11. That uses a slightly different method, where <code>Shdocvw.dll<\/code> is referenced instead of <code>Shell32.dll<\/code>. And, if you&#8217;re using the old method for Windows 10 or 11, you need to add the <code>System.IsPinnedtoNameSpaceTree<\/code> DWORD value, and change the <code>Attributes<\/code> data to <code>f080004d<\/code> in those sample REG files. Both methods work fine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can add custom folders to the Explorer navigation pane in pretty much all versions of Windows. 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