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Can I add folder shortcuts to the start menu in Windows 11?


In Windows 11 you can activate special folder shortcuts such as for music, pictures, downloads, ... and more (My Documents)!




1.) ... Activating the personal folder in Windows 11 Start!
2.) ... Select your own folder in the Windows 11 Start menu!
3.) ... Other folder shortcuts in Windows 11 Start!  



For quick access in your Windows 11 start menu, however, it is also too practical to access preferred folders more quickly in order not to have to resort to an alternative file explorer ! It is not a big change to get used to the slim start menu of Windows 11 with a different layout than in Windows 10, but it is also different to use!

1.) Activating the personal folder in Windows 11 Start!

1. Windows Logo 

2. Settings (or Windows + i key) 

3. Then: Personalization ► Start ► Folder

Now appears: ►  Select your own folder 

(Image-1) Folder shortcuts in the start menu Windows 11!
Folder shortcuts in the start menu Windows 11!

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2.) Select your own folder in the Windows 11 Start menu!


In Personalization ► Start ► Folder select your personal Windows 11 folder! 
(... see Image-2 Point 1 to 2)

Then close the settings. When you click the Start button, the My Folders shortcuts appear in the lower right corner of the Start menu, right next to the power button.

(... see Image-3 Point to 6)

(Image-2) My folders in the start menu under Windows 11!
 My folders in the start menu under Windows 11!


In Windows 11, similar shortcuts can appear in Start, but you can find them as a series of simple, unlabeled icons at the very bottom of the Start menu. 


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3.) Other folder shortcuts in Windows 11 Start!  


You can make additional drives or folders available directly in the Windows 11 Start menu by right-clicking on the folder, drive, ... in Windows 11 Explorer and selecting the option Pin to "Start" !

Now you have to / can move it in the start menu if necessary (go to page 2 ... see point 3) and move the shortcut to the top of the start menu!

PS: You can also change the positions in the Windows 11 start menu by dragging and dropping!

(... see Image-3 Point 1 to 5)


(Image-3) Add folder shortcuts to the start menu in Windows 11!
Add folder shortcuts to the start menu in Windows 11!

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