Folder Colours Not Showing

ZeeDrive supports colourising folders in Windows File Explorer from a palette of 16 colours. Colours can be used to help visually categorise folders:

See Choose Folder Colours In File Explorer for more information on the feature.

In a June 2026 security update to Windows 10 & 11, Microsoft changed the behaviour of Windows File Explorer to restrict folder customisations on network shares.

This security update may impact ZeeDrive displaying coloured folders in your network drives. I.e. instead of the folders being coloured, they may show as the default yellow colour.

The issue is described in this article on Windows Central, a 3rd party website: “It is intentional” Microsoft says Windows 11’s broken folder icons are by design. Here's what's going on

To restore your folder colours you have a couple of options;

1. Add your ZeeDrive network drives as trusted sites in Windows. See below for steps

2. Ask your IT administrator to update your organisation's Group Policy to enable the policy "Allow the use of remote paths in file shortcut icons" under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > File Explorer

Add Your Network Drives As Trusted Sites

If your folders are no longer showing as coloured in Windows File Explorer follow these steps to add your ZeeDrive network drives as trusted sites:

1

Hit the Windows key on your keyboard and enter internet options. Click the Internet Options (Control panel) option to open the dialog

2

Click the Security tab, select Trusted sites, then click the Sites button

3

The Trusted sites dialog will open. If the checkbox, Require server verification is enabled, disable it. Enter your network drive in the edit box, E.g. z:\ then click the Add button

4

Your network drive will now be added to the list of trusted sites in the Websites list. The reference to your drive may look different to what you added. I.e. in the example below, Z:\ was added but the trusted sites shows file://thinkscape. This is because the Trusted sites dialog shows the server name of your network drive and not the drive letter. Repeat this process for your other drive letters. Click the Close button when complete. You may need to restart your computer for the change to take effect

If you find that adding the network drive to your Trusted sites does not work, try adding to the Local Intranet instead. Follow the same steps as above but this time choose Local Intranet then click the Sites button: