{"id":75641,"date":"2024-06-22T16:59:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T11:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=75641"},"modified":"2024-06-22T17:06:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T11:36:15","slug":"remove-gallery-windows-11-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/remove-gallery-windows-11-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to remove Gallery from Windows 11 Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"

In File Explorer’s upper left navigation pane, there are links to Home, Gallery, and OneDrive. We’ve seen how to remove OneDrive from File Explorer<\/a>. In this article, let’s see how to remove Gallery<\/strong> from the Explorer navigation pane.<\/p>\n

\"gallery<\/p>\n

Resolution<\/h2>\n

How to remove Gallery from Explorer<\/h3>\n

To remove Gallery from File Explorer, open admin Command Prompt<\/a> and run:<\/p>\n

reg delete \"HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Desktop\\NameSpace\\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}\" \/f<\/pre>\n
If you have an older build, run the following command instead:<\/p>\n
reg delete \"HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Desktop\\NameSpace_41040327\\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}\" \/f<\/pre>\n
Once done, log off and log back in (or restart the Explorer shell) for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\n
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How to add Gallery again?<\/h3>\n
To add Gallery to Explorer, run the following command:<\/p>\n
reg add \"HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Desktop\\NameSpace\\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}\" \/ve \/d \"{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}\" \/f<\/pre>\n
If you have an older build, run the following command instead:<\/p>\n
reg add \"HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Desktop\\NameSpace_41040327\\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}\" \/ve \/d \"{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}\" \/f<\/pre>\n
Once done, log off and log back in (or restart the Explorer shell) for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\n
You should see the output “The operation completed successfully” for each of the above commands.<\/em><\/p>\n
(Last tested in Windows 11 23H2 OS Build 22631.3737.)<\/em><\/p>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> Remove Quick access and User Folders from File Explorer in Windows 10 and 11<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In File Explorer’s upper left navigation pane, there are links to Home, Gallery, and OneDrive. We’ve seen how to remove OneDrive from File Explorer. 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