{"id":30100,"date":"2022-07-04T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/?p=30100"},"modified":"2023-06-30T20:59:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T15:29:02","slug":"system-folders-customizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/system-folders-customizer","title":{"rendered":"System Folders Customizer: Add special folders and apps to Explorer in Windows 11\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are pleased to release System Folders Customizer<\/strong>, a free tool that lets you add important System folders and Control Panel applets to your This PC or Computer folder, Libraries, and Desktop in Windows 11\/10\/8\/7.<\/p>\n

Add special folders and apps to This PC folder<\/h2>\n

\"System<\/p>\n

Many times we need to access these folders and we have to click a couple of times to reach them.<\/p>\n

\"system<\/p>\n

This tool will let you access them with a click since they are placed in regularly accessed places like This PC folder, Libraries, etc.<\/p>\n

\"Add<\/p>\n

We had earlier posted on how you could add the Recycle Bin to This PC folder<\/a>. You can now do so in a click using System Folders Customizer, since it lets you add many such shortcuts to your Computer folder, Libraries, and Desktop.<\/p>\n

To add the desired shortcuts, simply check the selected boxes and click on Save Changes. To undo the changes, un-check the boxes and click Reset Changes. You may have to restart explorer.exe to see the changes on the desktop.<\/em><\/p>\n

As mentioned, you can add such shortcuts to your Desktop too.<\/p>\n

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While our Windows Access Panel<\/a> lets you access these controls or the in-built Windows programs from a single interface and while our Handy Shortcuts<\/a> lets you add such shortcuts to the desktop, System Folders Customizer goes a step further by placing their shortcuts in Libraries, etc.<\/p>\n

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System Folders Customizer v1.0<\/strong><\/a> has been developed by our Paras Sidhu for The Windows Club and has been tested on Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit, but works just fine on Windows 11 and Windows 10 too.<\/p>\n

How do I add folders under This PC in File Explorer in Windows 11?<\/h3>\n

If you want to manually add a folder to This PC<\/a> in Windows 11, then you will need to tweak the Windows Registry. Or else, you can choose an easier way which is using a free tool for this purpose. System Folders Customizer<\/em> and Windows Ultimate Tweaker<\/a> are a couple of free and interesting tools to add or display any folder under This PC.<\/p>\n

How do I change the File Explorer layout in Windows 11?<\/h3>\n

To change the File Explorer layout in Windows 11 and click on the View<\/em> menu in the menu bar. This will let you change the view mode to Large icons<\/em>, Medium icons<\/em>, show\/hide Details Pane<\/em>, Preview Pane<\/em>, enable or disable Compact View<\/a>, show\/hide hidden items, etc., and that will provide a changed layout. You can also sort items by name, type, free space, pin This PC to Quick Access, and do many other things to customize Windows 11 File Explorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hope it helps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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