Configure Windows Explorer's (or File Explorer's) Navigation pane

February 07, 2013

Windows Explorer's Navigation pane provides easy movement between the folders on your hard drive. Bevaau asked the Windows forum about configuring this handy tool. Microsoft greatly improved Windows Explorer in Windows 7, making it more configurable and easier to navigate. They improved it even more in Windows 8, where they gave it an Office-like tab system and a more descriptive name: File Explorer. (This is one of the few changes in Windows 8 that I like.) I'm going to concentrate here on one part of Windows/File Explorer: the Navigation pane. It's the left-most part of the Explorer window, listing Favorites and Libraries. These instructions work for Windows 7 and 8. Some of it also applies to Vista. [Email your tech questions to answer@pcworld.com or post them on the PCW Answer Line forum.] To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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