Reopen recently Closed Windows Explorer window in Windows 10

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How can I reopen a recently closed windows explorer window in Windows 10? I sometimes, close a window explorer by mistake, and I want to reopen them, but it is deeply buried in list of folders. It is a pain to reopen it.

I took a look at Windows 10 Quick Access, it has frequent folders and recent files, but no recent folders.

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Is there a way to reopen accidentally closed windows explorer? (All internet browsers allow this, so why can't Windows allow this?)

Note: I am not asking to reopen Internet Browser tab.

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I took a look at Windows 10 Quick Access, it has frequent folders and recent files, but no recent folders.

enter image description here

Is there a way to reopen accidentally closed windows explorer? (All internet browsers allow this, so why can't Windows allow this?)

Note: I am not asking to reopen Internet Browser tab.

asked 2 hours ago

Cricrazy

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up vote
4
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I took a look at Windows 10 Quick Access, it has frequent folders and recent files, but no recent folders.

enter image description here

Is there a way to reopen accidentally closed windows explorer? (All internet browsers allow this, so why can't Windows allow this?)

Note: I am not asking to reopen Internet Browser tab.

asked 2 hours ago

Cricrazy

3931214

I took a look at Windows 10 Quick Access, it has frequent folders and recent files, but no recent folders.

enter image description here

Is there a way to reopen accidentally closed windows explorer? (All internet browsers allow this, so why can't Windows allow this?)

Note: I am not asking to reopen Internet Browser tab.

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There are all sorts of recent items in Explorer.

Recent folders 1

Previously opened folders in Windows Explorer are available via the little
down arrow to the right of the path information field.

Recent folders 2

A. Make a shortcut

To make a shortcut to it, right-click on the Desktop, select New > Shortcut,
then enter as location the following string

%windir%explorer.exe shell:::22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99

Give it a meaningful name.

B. Add to Quick access

Go to one folder short of it in File explorer, so that's
%UserProfile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindows,
right-click on Recent items and select Pin to Quick access.

Recent items

This is found in %UserProfile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsRecent
and you may use it in one of the above methods.

Third-party add-ons to Explorer

If the above methods are not enough, you need an add-on that might
do better than Microsoft in displaying recent folders.

Here are a couple of such add-ons.
I never used any of them and so cannot recommend one.

Chameleon Folder
with
review

Folder Menu

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

harrymc

245k10254539

Thank you for the detailed reply. I really appreciate it. I created a 'Recent Folders' shortcut. Unfortunately, it does not keep up with the folders that I close. To test it out, I just opened bunch of folders. Open few files in them. Then closed both files and folders. Then Open Recent Folders shortcut from Start. It did not have those folders listed.
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

The above are all the methods I know in Explorer. Maybe an add-on will help, so I added a couple that manage recent folders.
â€“Â harrymc
1 hour ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
1
down vote

You should be able to do the following to mitigate that problem:

Create a desktop shortcut to %AppData%MicrosoftWindowsRecent and name it Recent Items

Copy that shortcut to %ProgramData%MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms

Right-click the shortcut on the All Apps list and select Pin to start

Utilize that shortcut and sort by the Date modified field

Source: How Do You Get the Ã¢Â€ÂœAll Recent FilesÃ¢Â€Â List Back in Windows 10?

answered 2 hours ago

Run5k

10.3k72749

I tried it, it works good, except, it won't list any files or folders from a shared drive. We have some shared drive for our team, but I can't see those folder shortcuts. Bummer!
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

That's rather strange, because it shows those type of items when I navigate to a mapped network drive on my Windows 10 machines here at work.
â€“Â Run5k
2 hours ago

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There are all sorts of recent items in Explorer.

Recent folders 1

Previously opened folders in Windows Explorer are available via the little
down arrow to the right of the path information field.

Recent folders 2

A. Make a shortcut

To make a shortcut to it, right-click on the Desktop, select New > Shortcut,
then enter as location the following string

%windir%explorer.exe shell:::22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99

Give it a meaningful name.

B. Add to Quick access

Go to one folder short of it in File explorer, so that's
%UserProfile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindows,
right-click on Recent items and select Pin to Quick access.

Recent items

This is found in %UserProfile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsRecent
and you may use it in one of the above methods.

Third-party add-ons to Explorer

If the above methods are not enough, you need an add-on that might
do better than Microsoft in displaying recent folders.

Here are a couple of such add-ons.
I never used any of them and so cannot recommend one.

Chameleon Folder
with
review

Folder Menu

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

harrymc

245k10254539

Thank you for the detailed reply. I really appreciate it. I created a 'Recent Folders' shortcut. Unfortunately, it does not keep up with the folders that I close. To test it out, I just opened bunch of folders. Open few files in them. Then closed both files and folders. Then Open Recent Folders shortcut from Start. It did not have those folders listed.
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

The above are all the methods I know in Explorer. Maybe an add-on will help, so I added a couple that manage recent folders.
â€“Â harrymc
1 hour ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
2
down vote

accepted

There are all sorts of recent items in Explorer.

Recent folders 1

Previously opened folders in Windows Explorer are available via the little
down arrow to the right of the path information field.

Recent folders 2

A. Make a shortcut

To make a shortcut to it, right-click on the Desktop, select New > Shortcut,
then enter as location the following string

%windir%explorer.exe shell:::22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99

Give it a meaningful name.

B. Add to Quick access

Go to one folder short of it in File explorer, so that's
%UserProfile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindows,
right-click on Recent items and select Pin to Quick access.

Recent items

This is found in %UserProfile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsRecent
and you may use it in one of the above methods.

Third-party add-ons to Explorer

If the above methods are not enough, you need an add-on that might
do better than Microsoft in displaying recent folders.

Here are a couple of such add-ons.
I never used any of them and so cannot recommend one.

Chameleon Folder
with
review

Folder Menu

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

harrymc

245k10254539

Thank you for the detailed reply. I really appreciate it. I created a 'Recent Folders' shortcut. Unfortunately, it does not keep up with the folders that I close. To test it out, I just opened bunch of folders. Open few files in them. Then closed both files and folders. Then Open Recent Folders shortcut from Start. It did not have those folders listed.
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

The above are all the methods I know in Explorer. Maybe an add-on will help, so I added a couple that manage recent folders.
â€“Â harrymc
1 hour ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
2
down vote

accepted

There are all sorts of recent items in Explorer.

Recent folders 1

Previously opened folders in Windows Explorer are available via the little
down arrow to the right of the path information field.

Recent folders 2

A. Make a shortcut

To make a shortcut to it, right-click on the Desktop, select New > Shortcut,
then enter as location the following string

%windir%explorer.exe shell:::22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99

Give it a meaningful name.

B. Add to Quick access

Go to one folder short of it in File explorer, so that's
%UserProfile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindows,
right-click on Recent items and select Pin to Quick access.

Recent items

This is found in %UserProfile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsRecent
and you may use it in one of the above methods.

Third-party add-ons to Explorer

If the above methods are not enough, you need an add-on that might
do better than Microsoft in displaying recent folders.

Here are a couple of such add-ons.
I never used any of them and so cannot recommend one.

Chameleon Folder
with
review

Folder Menu

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

harrymc

245k10254539

There are all sorts of recent items in Explorer.

Recent folders 1

Previously opened folders in Windows Explorer are available via the little
down arrow to the right of the path information field.

Recent folders 2

A. Make a shortcut

To make a shortcut to it, right-click on the Desktop, select New > Shortcut,
then enter as location the following string

%windir%explorer.exe shell:::22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99

Give it a meaningful name.

B. Add to Quick access

Go to one folder short of it in File explorer, so that's
%UserProfile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindows,
right-click on Recent items and select Pin to Quick access.

Recent items

This is found in %UserProfile%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsRecent
and you may use it in one of the above methods.

Third-party add-ons to Explorer

If the above methods are not enough, you need an add-on that might
do better than Microsoft in displaying recent folders.

Here are a couple of such add-ons.
I never used any of them and so cannot recommend one.

Chameleon Folder
with
review

Folder Menu

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

harrymc

245k10254539

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

harrymc

245k10254539

answered 2 hours ago

harrymc

245k10254539

answered 2 hours ago

harrymc

245k10254539

Thank you for the detailed reply. I really appreciate it. I created a 'Recent Folders' shortcut. Unfortunately, it does not keep up with the folders that I close. To test it out, I just opened bunch of folders. Open few files in them. Then closed both files and folders. Then Open Recent Folders shortcut from Start. It did not have those folders listed.
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

The above are all the methods I know in Explorer. Maybe an add-on will help, so I added a couple that manage recent folders.
â€“Â harrymc
1 hour ago

add a commentÂ |Â

Thank you for the detailed reply. I really appreciate it. I created a 'Recent Folders' shortcut. Unfortunately, it does not keep up with the folders that I close. To test it out, I just opened bunch of folders. Open few files in them. Then closed both files and folders. Then Open Recent Folders shortcut from Start. It did not have those folders listed.
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

The above are all the methods I know in Explorer. Maybe an add-on will help, so I added a couple that manage recent folders.
â€“Â harrymc
1 hour ago

Thank you for the detailed reply. I really appreciate it. I created a 'Recent Folders' shortcut. Unfortunately, it does not keep up with the folders that I close. To test it out, I just opened bunch of folders. Open few files in them. Then closed both files and folders. Then Open Recent Folders shortcut from Start. It did not have those folders listed.
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

The above are all the methods I know in Explorer. Maybe an add-on will help, so I added a couple that manage recent folders.
â€“Â harrymc
1 hour ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
1
down vote

You should be able to do the following to mitigate that problem:

Create a desktop shortcut to %AppData%MicrosoftWindowsRecent and name it Recent Items

Copy that shortcut to %ProgramData%MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms

Right-click the shortcut on the All Apps list and select Pin to start

Utilize that shortcut and sort by the Date modified field

Source: How Do You Get the Ã¢Â€ÂœAll Recent FilesÃ¢Â€Â List Back in Windows 10?

answered 2 hours ago

Run5k

10.3k72749

I tried it, it works good, except, it won't list any files or folders from a shared drive. We have some shared drive for our team, but I can't see those folder shortcuts. Bummer!
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

That's rather strange, because it shows those type of items when I navigate to a mapped network drive on my Windows 10 machines here at work.
â€“Â Run5k
2 hours ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
1
down vote

You should be able to do the following to mitigate that problem:

Create a desktop shortcut to %AppData%MicrosoftWindowsRecent and name it Recent Items

Copy that shortcut to %ProgramData%MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms

Right-click the shortcut on the All Apps list and select Pin to start

Utilize that shortcut and sort by the Date modified field

Source: How Do You Get the Ã¢Â€ÂœAll Recent FilesÃ¢Â€Â List Back in Windows 10?

answered 2 hours ago

Run5k

10.3k72749

I tried it, it works good, except, it won't list any files or folders from a shared drive. We have some shared drive for our team, but I can't see those folder shortcuts. Bummer!
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

That's rather strange, because it shows those type of items when I navigate to a mapped network drive on my Windows 10 machines here at work.
â€“Â Run5k
2 hours ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
1
down vote

You should be able to do the following to mitigate that problem:

Create a desktop shortcut to %AppData%MicrosoftWindowsRecent and name it Recent Items

Copy that shortcut to %ProgramData%MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms

Right-click the shortcut on the All Apps list and select Pin to start

Utilize that shortcut and sort by the Date modified field

Source: How Do You Get the Ã¢Â€ÂœAll Recent FilesÃ¢Â€Â List Back in Windows 10?

answered 2 hours ago

Run5k

10.3k72749

You should be able to do the following to mitigate that problem:

Create a desktop shortcut to %AppData%MicrosoftWindowsRecent and name it Recent Items

Copy that shortcut to %ProgramData%MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms

Right-click the shortcut on the All Apps list and select Pin to start

Utilize that shortcut and sort by the Date modified field

Source: How Do You Get the Ã¢Â€ÂœAll Recent FilesÃ¢Â€Â List Back in Windows 10?

answered 2 hours ago

Run5k

10.3k72749

answered 2 hours ago

Run5k

10.3k72749

answered 2 hours ago

Run5k

10.3k72749

answered 2 hours ago

Run5k

10.3k72749

I tried it, it works good, except, it won't list any files or folders from a shared drive. We have some shared drive for our team, but I can't see those folder shortcuts. Bummer!
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

That's rather strange, because it shows those type of items when I navigate to a mapped network drive on my Windows 10 machines here at work.
â€“Â Run5k
2 hours ago

add a commentÂ |Â

I tried it, it works good, except, it won't list any files or folders from a shared drive. We have some shared drive for our team, but I can't see those folder shortcuts. Bummer!
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

That's rather strange, because it shows those type of items when I navigate to a mapped network drive on my Windows 10 machines here at work.
â€“Â Run5k
2 hours ago

I tried it, it works good, except, it won't list any files or folders from a shared drive. We have some shared drive for our team, but I can't see those folder shortcuts. Bummer!
â€“Â Cricrazy
2 hours ago

That's rather strange, because it shows those type of items when I navigate to a mapped network drive on my Windows 10 machines here at work.
â€“Â Run5k
2 hours ago

add a commentÂ |Â

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