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".

You have now created a backup of the "Registry".
Remove Folder, Pictures, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Videos
Total time: 4 minutes
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Start run

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

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