Windows 11: How to Use Quick Access Features

🔺 For cellphones 🔺

Windows 11 has a feature called ‘Quick Access’. Usually inside the Windows Explorer folder, there is a panel along the left side, which always shows the folders already set such as ‘Documents’, ‘Pictures’, ‘Videos’, ‘Music’, and ‘Desktop’. Whenever we need to quickly open any of these folders, we can open them from any other folder with a single click. But considering there is a folder that you need to open frequently which may or may not be present as a subfolder in another folder, we need to go through every folder to reach that subfolder. It would be quick and easy if there was an option to mark our favourite or frequently needed folder along with the folders to open quickly. Quick access helps us with this problem.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
- How to Pin any folder to Quick Access?
How to Use Windows 11 Quick Access Features – FAQs

Quick Access features allow users to pin 1 or more folders of the user’s choice along the left side panel. All the folders pinned under quick access in the left panel can also be viewed by going to the ‘Home’ folder in the side panel of Windows Explorer.

How to Pin any folder to Quick Access?

Step 1: Open Windows Explorer on your Windows 11 computer

Open Windows File Explorer on your computer.

Step 2: Go to the parent folder you want to pin

Go to the parent folder of any folder or sub folder in your computer which you want to access quickly.

Here we have reached the folder ‘Python’ on my computer. It has 3 folders there.

Step 3: Click on the folder you want to add to quick access

Click on the folder to add to the quick access feature. Here we are going to add the folder ‘DSA’ to Quick Access. So, click the folder ‘DSA’.

Step 4: Click on the 3 dots icon

Click on the 3 dots icon in the menu bar of Windows Explorer.

A panel opens up as below:

Step 5: Select ‘Pin to Quick access’ in the panel opened

Select the option ‘Pin to Quick Access’ to add this folder to your ‘Quick Access’ computer.

Step 6: The selected folder is added to Quick Access

Now the selected folder gets added to the left side panel of Quick Access.

On clicking that folder under Quick Access, immediately that particular folder gets opened. This folder gets added and can also be viewed from the ‘Home’ folder under Quick Access.

Conclusion

Hiding files using the command line interface is a practical method for keeping your data private and secure. Whether you’re on Windows, macOS, or Linux, knowing the right command line commands to keep files hidden can simplify the process. By mastering the techniques to hide files using the command line, you’ll be able to manage your data discreetly and protect it from unauthorized access.

How to Use Windows 11 Quick Access Features – FAQs

How do I hide files using the command line in Windows?

To hide files in Windows using the command line, open Command Prompt and use the attrib +h +s filename command. This will make the file hidden and protected by the system.