Windows 11: How to remove the folders from This PC

As with Windows 10, the folders, pictures, desktop, documents, downloads, music and videos can also be found under “This PC” in Windows 11. If you don't use these folders, you can remove them. We show you how to do this in this guide.

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1 Remove folders from This PC

2 Start run

3 Registry Editor

4 This PC

Remove folders from This PC

Microsoft has built in the most used folders under Windows and  This PC  . So you can z. B. faster access to his data. But not everyone likes that and you don't use them. If you want to remove these folders, a change in the registry is necessary.

Because we make changes in the Windows registry , it is important to make a backup beforehand.

Press Windows + R key combination and type “ regedit ”. Click OK

It opens the registry editor.

Click on " File " at the top and then on " Export... ".

Save the "Registry Backup".

Windows 11: How to remove the folders from This PC

You have now created a backup of the "Registry".

Remove Folder, Pictures, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Videos

Total time: 4 minutes

  1. Start run

    Windows 11: How to remove the folders from This PC

    Press the Windows + R key combination and type regedit . Click OK _

  2. Registry Editor

    Windows 11: How to remove the folders from This PC

    Click in sequence: 
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer >MyComputer > NameSpace

  3. This PC

    Windows 11: How to remove the folders from This PC

    Here you will find different folders with serial numbers. Each of these keys represents a folder under  This PC . Delete the folders you  want to remove under This PC

  • Pictures –> {24ad3ad4-a569-4530-98e1-ab02f9417aa8}
  • Desktop –> {B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}
  • Documents –> {d3162b92-9365-467a-956b-92703aca08af}
  • Downloads –> {088e3905-0323-4b02-9826-5d99428e115f}
  • Videos –> {f86fa3ab-70d2-4fc7-9c99-fcbf05467f3a}
  • Music –> {3dfdf296-dbec-4fb4-81d1-6a3438bcf4de}

The change is effective immediately. Restart This PC  and you will see the folders are gone.

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