Remove Library Folders from My computer in Windows 8.1

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In Windows 8.1, while we open My Computer we can see the library files like Downloads, Music, Pictures, Documents, and Videos. Also it can be accessed from the left side bar so Here we are going to remove the library files from My Computer for the easy access of Disk drives.

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Step 1

Open Registry Edit from Run

Windows + R

Type regedit > Enter

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Step 2

From Registry Editor navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace.

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{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}             Music Folders

{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}              Downloads Folders

{3ADD1653-EB32-4cb0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA}       Pictures Folders

{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}           Vedios Folders

{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}           Documents Folders

{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}          Desktop Folders

From here we can see Six keys which representing the library folder. Delete the keys individually or delete the six keys for removing the library files from My Computer.

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Here we deleted the keys

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See that the Library Files are removed from My Computer

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One thought on “Remove Library Folders from My computer in Windows 8.1

    Kandy said:
    October 3, 2014 at 1:45 am

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