Find and open File Explorer in Windows, and customize Quick access by pinning and removing files and folders.

Learn how Quick Access identifies and provides easy location to your favorite files in OneDrive and other storage locations.

You can export your ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar customizations into a file that can be imported and used by a coworker or on another computer. Select File > Options > Quick Access Toolbar.

When someone shares a folder in Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, or Teams, you can add a shortcut to the shared folder in your OneDrive to easily find and work with the files. These shortcuts appear in …

To open File Explorer, press the Windows logo key+ E. The focus will automatically move to the first item in the content pane, typically in your Quick access view, which lists Frequent folders and Recent …

So using View in File Explorer gives you one-time access to the SharePoint library by way of your desktop folders. By default, the View in File Explorer menu option will not be visible to you or users in …

Add favorite commands to the Quick Access Toolbar to quickly use them in your Office apps.

To share a file in File Explorer on Windows 11, select the file, then select Share on the ribbon. You can also right-click (or press and hold) on the file > Share in File Explorer or the Start menu.

Note: If you don't need to have a file pinned to the top anymore, tap the More icon and select Remove from list. The file will still be available, but it won't be in the list of pinned files anymore.

This article walks through simple troubleshooting steps—such as checking for updates, restarting your device, and resetting Windows—to help restore File Explorer and get it working again.