How to Create a Recent Folders Shortcut in Windows 10
Recent Folders (aka: Recent Places) is a list of folders that you have used or opened recently. These recent folders are also included under "Frequent folders" in Quick access, and under "Recent" in jump lists on the Start menu and taskbar.
This tutorial will show you how to download or create a Recent Folders shortcut that opens directly to your Recent Folders folder in File Explorer in Windows 10.
Contents
- Option One: To Download a Recent Folders Shortcut
- Option Two: To Manually Create a Recent Folders Shortcut
EXAMPLE: Recent Folders
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .zip file below.
2 Save the .zip file to your desktop.
3 Unblock the .zip file.
4 Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the shortcut to your desktop.
5 If you like, you can Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start, add to All apps, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
6 When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.
1 Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut.
2 Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99}
3 Type Recent Folders for the name, and click/tap on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)
You could name this shortcut anything you would like though.
4 Right click or press and hold on the new Recent Folders shortcut, and click/tap on Properties.
5 Click/tap on the Shortcut tab, then click/tap on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)
6 In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste the location below, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
%SystemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll
7 Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot above)
You could use any icon that you would like instead though.
8 Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below step 5)
9 If you like, you can Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start, add to All apps, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn
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