Well, luckily, in Windows 11 there's another option to add these to your start menu as well. These don't always necessarily have to reside under the "Documents" folder if you prefer to create them elsewhere.
But what about other folders? What about folders that you created somewhere on your hard drive for storing your work or entertainment files. With the option to add some of the standard Windows 11 folders to your start menu, you have the possibility to customize your start menu for quicker access to these folders. I regularly need the “Settings” screen in Windows and having it right on the start menu works very well for me. Personally, I’m not so convinced that “Pictures” and “Videos” are very interesting icons to add to your Windows 11 start menu folders as people who are actively engaged in video-editing or work a lot with images tend to construct their own folder structures, which don’t always follow the default Windows “Pictures” and “Videos” folder structure.Ī directly accessible “Settings” icon as one of your Windows 11 start menu folders, on the other hand, is something that I’ve quickly become accustomed to. Obviously, enabling the folder “Documents” as one of the Windows 11 start menu folders is one of the most often used settings as this gives you a straightforward way to access your default document location.Īnother popular setting seems to be the “Downloads” folder, since different browsers can behave differently when downloading files and sometimes people are struggling to locate any files that they’ve downloaded. You can play around a bit with the different settings as you can switch them on and off to experiment and discover what you like best. By the way, if you have read my article on the Windows 11 start menu pinned icons and Windows 11 start menu “recommended” icons, you already know how these can be customized as well. The image below shows the “normal” File Explorer icon, which sits in the “Pinned” icons section. Actually, any folder you like, as we'll see later on).
Being able to add the classic “Documents” folder on the start menu, for instance, will allow you to always have your favorite files and folders within reach, no matter how many windows you have open.Ī typical Windows 11 start menu does contain a File Explorer icon that will take you to - well um - File Explorer, but Windows 11 now also offers some customization options for the start menu so that you can add a direct link to your “My Documents” folder (or “Videos”, “Downloads”, “Music”, “Pictures” or even your network locations. Since the launch of Windows 11 I’ve received many questions from people who wanted to know if it isn’t possible to have a “My Documents” folder on the start menu (like in previous versions of Windows).
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