Unfortunately, I know of no way to achieve that natively with an updated Windows 11. All I can suggest is that you open the Feedback Hub (Windows key + F) and express your ideas/disapproval regarding the changes Microsoft made.
In Windows 11 file explorer navigation pane, how do I move Quick Access pins back to the top of the list?
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When I updated my machine to Windows 11, the quick access items were moved beneath OneDrive in the File Explorer navigation pane. This is a big inconvenience since I always have my OneDrive folder expanded and can no longer scroll to the top to access my pinned folders. How do I get the pinned Quick Access items back to the top of the navigation pane where I can – ironically – access them quickly?
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Anonymous
2023-11-17T04:58:39+00:00 Agree 100% Stop mucking around with useless changes. Leave all options in place.
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Anonymous
2023-12-07T13:23:52+00:00 Since I also didn't care for the Windows 11 version of File Explorer, I started looking for alternatives and settled on One Commander. The UI looks fairly clean and the navigation pane allows for custom grouping and selective hiding of each group.
The only caveat to be aware of is opening pictures. The Windows Photos app only lets you navigate with the arrow keys on images opened with File Explorer. Luckily, there's quite a few photo manager alternatives. The one I've been using is IrfanView.
With any luck, some developer will take this into consideration for Windows 12 as I simply haven't been happy with Windows 11 overall.
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DaveM121 (2) 13,720 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2022-11-13T10:02:31+00:00 In the new File Explorer app, they have made the left navigation pane very minimal, to make it more like the old version, the only option is to right click an empty spot in the navigation pane and turn on the option - Show All folders.
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Anonymous
2024-01-25T19:26:17+00:00 Your Drag and Drop does not work in Windows 11. If you try to move file that is already pinned, into a different location it tries to copy the file into a different folder. Same with [CTRL]+drag. It tries to copy the file. I cannot seem to find how to rearrange folder within the quick access/home folder.