Items displayed in Places Bar: registry value Place0 and 4 moreUserHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar

Policy ID: PlacesBar
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › File Explorer › Common Open File Dialog

Registry

Place0

REG_SZUser

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Item 1
Value type: REG_SZ

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"Place0"="<enter value>"

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar" /v "Place0" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar' -Name 'Place0' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null

Place1

REG_SZUser

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Item 2
Value type: REG_SZ

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"Place1"="<enter value>"

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar" /v "Place1" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar' -Name 'Place1' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null

Place2

REG_SZUser

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Item 3
Value type: REG_SZ

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"Place2"="<enter value>"

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar" /v "Place2" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar' -Name 'Place2' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null

Place3

REG_SZUser

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Item 4
Value type: REG_SZ

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"Place3"="<enter value>"

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar" /v "Place3" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar' -Name 'Place3' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null

Place4

REG_SZUser

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Item 5
Value type: REG_SZ

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"Place4"="<enter value>"

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar" /v "Place4" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar' -Name 'Place4' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null