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Add a folder shortcut to Windows Explorer Quick Reference

Thu Oct 06, 2022 11:40 am

Hi guys,

How 's it going?

I need help with adding a folder shortcut to Windows Explorer Quick Reference shortcut list.
I can't find the folder in the Files and Folder Tab and I can't find any infos on how to do it is done in another way.
I added a screenshot, just so we are sure that we are talking about the same thing.
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Thanks in advance,

Andy

Catalin
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Re: Add a folder shortcut to Windows Explorer Quick Reference

Thu Oct 06, 2022 3:00 pm

Hello Andy and welcome to our forums,

Normally, from the UI, you can pin a folder to "Quick Access" by simply right clicking on it.

After further investigations, I stumbled upon this StackOverflow thread:

Is it possible programmatically add folders to the Windows 10 Quick Access panel in the explorer window?

which explains how to do that in PowerShell.

In Advanced installer, you can add a PowerShell custom action after the "Add resources" action group (in the "Custom Actions" page), with its "Execution Time" set to "When the system is being modified (deferred)" and with the "Run under the LocalSystem account with full privileges (no impersonation)" option enabled and that should do it.

Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Catalin
Catalin Gheorghe - Advanced Installer Team
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