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Stop Windows 7 Explorer from automatically expanding folders

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Mar 15, 202640496 views
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Windows 7 Explorer can be opened in any folder from the command line. But, it automatically expands (on the left nav panel) the Favorites, Desktop, and [Username] folders. This makes it hard to see what's what in the nav panel. How can I tell Windows 7 Explorer to collapse those folders by default,…

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Fix for: Stop Windows 7 Explorer from automatically expanding folders

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There is a way to do this, at least for the user's home directory: open explorer right click on the username (the user's expanded home-directory) do not choose any item of the context menu, but left click on the little arrow to collapse this directo…

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