I checked this against my laptop (which is a clone of my desktop from months ago) and it turns out that this is either default behavior or a consequence of something I did a long time ago, so it's...

So I've been messing around with HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell, trying to set up my default folder views for folder types and then block system...

I've tested on two different computers; maybe it's some tweak I made or something I have installed, but for some reason, I keep getting access to the legacy reparse points, which results in recursive...

But where is this data actually stored?

I've been using registry tweaks to get rid of a few things from the Explorer navigation panel, and replacing a few of them with Quick Access links instead.

I used a trick that I read here on one...

Derp. Somehow, the registry setting got reset:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

EnableLUA = 0

Now I can do whatever I like again.

It's the same Windows installation. I can't remember what type of key I had for Windows 7 originally.

I recently upgraded my motherboard/cpu/and ram. Originally, my Windows 10 installation was a free upgrade from a Windows 7 installation that I'd had. Swapping to new parts invalidated my activation,...

What about the generalized combination desktop that's pointed to by the regular navigation icon? Is it possible to recreate that?

Sorry, I meant I'm trying to create a folder that leads to the desktop using the same registry method in the filename. I've hidden everything in my navigation panel except Quick Access. If I re-check...

Any idea how to also do this with the public desktop link?

I don't recall ever being prompted for this before, but I recently installed a new motherboard and cpu and had to get a new Windows key as a result (the old one was generated from a Windows 7 upgrade...