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Today in this article we are going to show you how to Stop expanding navigation pane to current folder in Windows 10. The left pane of File Explorer, known as the navigation pane, is where you can search for files, folders, and drives on your computer or network. In File Explorer (Win+E), you can use the Ctrl + Shift + E keys to automatically extend the navigation pane to the currently open folder or drive.
When you access a folder or disk in File Explorer, the navigation pane automatically expands to the current location unless you turn off Expand to current folder. Therefore feature, you can use the navigation pane to switch between folders without manually increasing the arrows next to each drive. For example, if the Movies folder is open and you are browsing its subfolders, you must go back to the parent folder, in this case Movies, or start a new Fle Explorer every time you want to see it. We have mentioned below the steps to stop expanding the navigation pane to the current folder in Windows 10.
Via File Explorer
Via folder options
Through the Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced
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We hope you like our article on how to Stop expanding the navigation pane to current folder in Windows 10. The navigation pane, however, shows all folders and subfolders that contain the folder you are working with when the Expand to Current Folder option is enabled. By default, this feature is off, but can be turned on as needed.