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I know the current answer might be "not possible", but we need this flexibility in place before moving some of our users to Windows 10. As an advocate for our internal customers and the usage of SharePoint libraries for document control, please help me find a way to rename those Quick Access links without impacting the actual name of the folder it's pointing to.
We currently use SharePoint for some of our document-intensive, paperless processes and are able to have customized File Explorer Favorite links in Windows 7 that point to numerous document libraries where our users can simply drag/drop directly from Outlook or their desktop without having to visit the actual websites via Internet Explorer. This feature/ability has been a godsend for us and has greatly improved document management efficiency. In the various sites, the Document Libraries maintain the same naming convention to improve the User Experience in the sites themselves, but we are able to add those links to the Windows 7 Favorites list and rename the links based on user preference.
In Windows 10, with the Quick Access bar, we're able to add the Document Library links to the list, but can't rename them. This won't work for our users since the names of those libraries are all the same. In effect, the user running Windows 10 would see 5 "Documents" links that point to 5 different SharePoint Document Libraries. They wouldn't know which link was what, and this will be a horrible User Experience for them. Although I have found workarounds, those will introduce a number of new steps into their processes and materially impact their efficiency in managing corporate documents.
So is there a way to do this? Or is there a way to get the Windows 7-style Favorites to show underneath or replace the Quick Access feature in File Explorer?
Microsoft, if this is not currently possible, please make it so in one of the next Windows 10 Updates. We rely heavily on this capability in Windows 7 and this likely will prevent us from upgrading to Windows 10 for those users until we have this flexibility.
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We currently use SharePoint for some of our document-intensive, paperless processes and are able to have customized File Explorer Favorite links in Windows 7 that point to numerous document libraries where our users can simply drag/drop directly from Outlook or their desktop without having to visit the actual websites via Internet Explorer. This feature/ability has been a godsend for us and has greatly improved document management efficiency. In the various sites, the Document Libraries maintain the same naming convention to improve the User Experience in the sites themselves, but we are able to add those links to the Windows 7 Favorites list and rename the links based on user preference.
In Windows 10, with the Quick Access bar, we're able to add the Document Library links to the list, but can't rename them. This won't work for our users since the names of those libraries are all the same. In effect, the user running Windows 10 would see 5 "Documents" links that point to 5 different SharePoint Document Libraries. They wouldn't know which link was what, and this will be a horrible User Experience for them. Although I have found workarounds, those will introduce a number of new steps into their processes and materially impact their efficiency in managing corporate documents.
So is there a way to do this? Or is there a way to get the Windows 7-style Favorites to show underneath or replace the Quick Access feature in File Explorer?
Microsoft, if this is not currently possible, please make it so in one of the next Windows 10 Updates. We rely heavily on this capability in Windows 7 and this likely will prevent us from upgrading to Windows 10 for those users until we have this flexibility.
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