How to Delete and Restore an Empty Practice Folder on Windows 11

What you need: A Windows 11 computer. You will create an empty folder for this practice.

1. Click Start (the Windows logo) on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
2. Type File Explorer, then click File Explorer in the search results to open it.
3. Click Downloads on the left.
4. At the top of File Explorer, click New, then click Folder.
5. Keep the name Windows supplies, including any number, and press Enter. Remember this name. Leave the new folder empty.
6. Click that new folder once to select it, then click Delete (the trash-can symbol) at the top of File Explorer. If asked to move it to the Recycle Bin, click Yes. If the message says permanently delete, click No and stop here.
7. Click Start, type Recycle Bin, then click Recycle Bin in the search results to open it.
8. At the top, click View, then Details. Find the folder name you remembered. Check the Date deleted beside it to identify the one you just deleted.
9. Right-click that folder by clicking it once with the right mouse button, then click Restore.
10. Click Downloads on the left and check that the folder has returned.

Expected result: The empty practice folder is back in Downloads.