Vista Tutorial - Favorite Links - Hide

**Brink**

How to Hide Favorite Links in a Windows Explorer Window in Vista

Information

This will show you how to hide or unhideFavorite Links inside the Navigation Pane in a Windows Explorer window. It contains shortcuts to the Documents, Pictures, Music, Recently Changed, Searches, and Public folders by default. For more information see: Microsoft Help and Support: Article KB926167

Tip

The Favorite Links folder is located at: C:\Users\(your username)\Links

NOTE

The Navigation Pane contains both the Favorite Links and Folders sections. You cannot turn off just one of these sections, only hide or adjust the size for one of them. If you turn off the Navigation Pane, you will turn off both of these sections as well.
If the Favorite Links section is empty, then see: How to Fix Favorite Links Empty in Vista Windows Explorer

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Here's How:

1. Open a Windows Explorer window.

2. Move your mouse pointer on the line between the Favorite Links and Folders sections until it turns into a double arrow. (See screenshot below)

3. Hold the left mouse button down, while the mouse pointer is a double arrow, and drag the section up to hide it. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: To unhide it just drag it back down.

That's it,
Shawn

**Bare Foot Kid** · 03-18-2008

Hi Brink

Thats kind of odd, and easy but I like it better.
I never would of thought of it.

Thanks

Ted

**Brink** · 03-18-2008

I do like it when they make it easy for a change.

03-18-2008
Bare Foot Kid Technophile Wannabe Join Date: Feb 2008 Vista 64-bit Ultimate Win7 64-bit Ultimate XP SP3 32-bit Pro 2,126 posts	Re: Favorite Links - Hide Hi Brink Thats kind of odd, and easy but I like it better. I never would of thought of it. Thanks Ted
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03-18-2008
Brink Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,817 posts	Re: Favorite Links - Hide I do like it when they make it easy for a change.
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