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File Explorer

Policy path:

Windows Components\File Explorer

Scope:

User

Pin Internet search sites to the "Search again" links and the Start menu
Pin Libraries or Search Connectors to the "Search again" links and the Start menu
Remove "Map Network Drive" and "Disconnect Network Drive"
Remove the Search the Internet "Search again" link
Allow only per user or approved shell extensions
Common Open File Dialog
Disable Known Folders
Disable binding directly to IPropertySetStorage without intermediate layers.
Display confirmation dialog when deleting files
Display the menu bar in File Explorer
Do not allow Folder Options to be opened from the Options button on the View tab of the ribbon
Do not display the Welcome Center at user logon
Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin
Do not request alternate credentials
Do not track Shell shortcuts during roaming
Explorer Frame Pane
Hide these specified drives in My Computer
Hides the Manage item on the File Explorer context menu
Location where all default Library definition files for users/machines reside.
Maximum allowed Recycle Bin size
Maximum number of recent documents
No Computers Near Me in Network Locations
No Entire Network in Network Locations
Prevent access to drives from My Computer
Prevent users from adding files to the root of their Users Files folder.
Previous Versions
Remove CD Burning features
Remove DFS tab
Remove File Explorer's default context menu
Remove File menu from File Explorer
Remove Hardware tab
Remove Search button from File Explorer
Remove Security tab
Remove Shared Documents from My Computer
Remove UI to change keyboard navigation indicator setting
Remove UI to change menu animation setting
Request credentials for network installations
Start File Explorer with ribbon minimized
Turn off Windows Libraries features that rely on indexed file data
Turn off Windows+X hotkeys
Turn off caching of thumbnail pictures
Turn off common control and window animations
Turn off display of recent search entries in the File Explorer search box
Turn off numerical sorting in File Explorer
Turn off shell protocol protected mode
Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files
Turn off the display of snippets in Content view mode
Turn off the display of thumbnails and only display icons on network folders
Turn off the display of thumbnails and only display icons.
Turn on Classic Shell

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