Reopen recently closed File Explorer window in Windows 10
How can I reopen a recently closed File Explorer window in Windows 10? I sometimes close a File Explorer window by mistake and I want to reopen it, 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.
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.
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%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows,
right-click on Recent items and select Pin to Quick access.
Recent items
This is found in %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
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
You should be able to do the following to mitigate that problem:
- Create a desktop shortcut to
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\and name it Recent Items - Copy that shortcut to
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs - 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 “All Recent Files” List Back in Windows 10?
Quick Access Popup has "Recent Folders" feature, it works with Windows Explorer and other software.
