65.013 Set up Windows 11 without internet connection

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Document Name	65.012013 Can'tSet unpin Quick Start links inup Windows Explorer11 without internet connection
Version	v1.0 Current
Author	Neil Tancock, IT Services (Safeharbour Support Ltd), neil@safeharboursupport.com
Approval	Safeharbour Support
Approval date	01-JAN-2025	Review date	31-DEC-2027
Absract	If you're unpinning a Quick Start entry they will normally go away as soon as you unpin them. If they don't this procedure is for you.None
Scope	This document applies to all clients of Safeharbour Support Ltd
Inputs	None
Outputs	None

 

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Date	Author	Version	Change
02-DEC-2024	Neil Tancock	0.0	First version
01-JAN-2025	Neil Tancock	1.0	Approved

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• On the setup screen where it asks you unpin them.

  If they don't this procedure is for you.

  The pins are referred to as Automatic Destinations and Windows keeps a little list of all the pins it needs to show you.  Sometimes that list can get a little messed up, Windows gets confused and you have persistent Pins.

   

  If you know your folder name:

  If you know your own folder name on your computer, press the Windows key and then R and then paste this in, replacing [your username] with your own folder name:

   C:\Users\[your_username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\windows\recent\automaticdestinations

  Then click Ok
  
  

  If you don't know your folder name:

  If you don't know your own folder name on your computer:

  - Open File Explorer and navigateconnect to the C:internet, drive
  -press ThenShift open+ F10 to bring up the Userscommand folder.prompt.

• OOBE\BYPASSNRO You[ENTER]
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The see your folder in there, itsystem will likely be your username that you use when you log in; make a note of the name.
- Press the Windows keyrestart and then R and then paste this in, replacing [your username] with your own folder name

     C:\Users\[your_username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\windows\recent\automaticdestinations

- Then click Ok

As an example, if your login was neil you would enter this:

C:\Users\neil\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\windows\recent\automaticdestinations

Clearing out the Pins
Once you've navigated to the right folder, you will see lotsan of files that look like this:

- Click on the first file in the listoption to highlightcontinue itwithout -internet in this case the file begins with 1bc392 - then press the control key and then A key together to they look like this:

- Now press the keypad key marked "Delete" (Not the Backspace key above the Enter key) and all the files will disappear.  A couple may come back as they are regenerated automatically by Windows.
- All the errant Quick Start entries should now have disappeared, barring the Desktop, Downloads and Pictures ones as they are automatically maintained by Windows.
- The procedure is complete - close down the File Explorer window

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