--- a/UserPreferences.st	Mon Dec 16 11:59:23 2019 +0100
+++ b/UserPreferences.st	Mon Dec 16 13:31:22 2019 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"{ Encoding: utf8 }"
+
 "
  COPYRIGHT (c) 1998 by eXept Software AG
 	      All Rights Reserved
@@ -5608,6 +5610,30 @@
 
 !UserPreferences methodsFor:'accessing-prefs-tools'!
 
+addExpeccoToWindowsFavorites
+    "if true, links to expecco's project folders are added to the explorer's favorites"
+
+    ^ self at:#addExpeccoToWindowsFavorites ifAbsent:true
+
+    "
+     UserPreferences current addExpeccoToWindowsFavorites
+    "
+
+
+!
+
+addExpeccoToWindowsFavorites:aBoolean
+    "if true, links to expecco's project folders are added to the explorer's favorites"
+
+    self at:#addExpeccoToWindowsFavorites put:aBoolean
+
+    "
+     UserPreferences current addExpeccoToWindowsFavorites
+     UserPreferences current addExpeccoToWindowsFavorites:false
+     UserPreferences current addExpeccoToWindowsFavorites:true
+    "
+!
+
 allowSendMailFromDebugger
     "if true inserts a button in Debugger for open a GUI to send useful debugger infos per mail to a default
      mail account "