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Is there any way to add Libraries in "My Computer"/"This PC" like Drives or Documents etc. ?

EDIT: Something like this image enter image description here

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  • @Ramhound Windows 8.1
    – LifeH2O
    Feb 13, 2014 at 17:33

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Add the Libraries folder

  1. Open an elevated command prompt.
  2. Type or paste the following command, and press Enter:

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}" /f
    

Add all user libraries

  1. Open an elevated command prompt.
  2. Type or paste the following command, and press Enter:

    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{896664F7-12E1-490f-8782-C0835AFD98FC}" /f
    

Note In both cases, changes are applied immediately after you refresh the explorer window. Works in Windows 7 and later.

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  • Thanks that worked. But it added a library icon. I want all libraries to be displayed separately. Anyway to do that?
    – LifeH2O
    Feb 13, 2014 at 17:34
  • @LifeH2O - can you link to a screenshot that shows what your talking about in a comment?
    – Ramhound
    Feb 13, 2014 at 17:51
  • @Ramhound I have to open 'Libraries' to see all my libraries e.g. 'Music', 'Videos' and 'Documents'. I want all of these to be visible directly in my computer. Is it possible? I have updated the question with picture
    – LifeH2O
    Feb 13, 2014 at 19:34
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    @LifeH2O I've got good news for you: I was able to achieve what you asked, and I've updated my answer accordingly. If you want to remove the main Libraries folder you can run the same command you used earlier replacing add with delete.
    – and31415
    Feb 18, 2014 at 11:47
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    @LifeH2O I searched the web but I couldn't find anything about it, so I started digging the registry for anything related to user libraries. The main problem is that libraries aren't "real" folders, so it took me quite some trials and errors to get a working method. By default, Windows 7 would make appear those items in the "Other" category, but apparently they changed the original behavior later on. At the moment I wouldn't know how to select a different category. As a workaround you could use different settings for the Sort by/Group by options.
    – and31415
    Feb 18, 2014 at 16:06
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You can use the tool OldNewExplorer to restore the Libraries. The DLL restores all functions without hacking a file.

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  • This tool is great! But this is not what I am looking for. May be helpful for someone
    – LifeH2O
    Feb 13, 2014 at 19:37
  • it restores Libraries in Explorer. Is this not what you want? Feb 14, 2014 at 6:53
  • No! I wanted to do something like the image i attached. @and31415's Answer is nearest to what I wanted.
    – LifeH2O
    Feb 15, 2014 at 13:42
  • ask the author of the tool if he implements it. Feb 15, 2014 at 19:51

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