Windows Explorer: the New quick access in Windows 10 disable
The new quick access is built on Windows 10 from three Parts: your most frequently used folders, manually pinned document and the recently accessed files. You want to keep your pinned folders, you can also hide only the two new categories:
- Start the file Explorer in Windows 10 with the key combination [Windows] + [E].
- At the top you switch to the tab "view" and click on "options".
- In the privacy section, remove the check mark for "Recently used files in quick access and show frequently used folders in quick access view".
- Save your settings finally on "OK".
Quick access in Windows 10
Windows 10: quick access to completely remove it
You want to also remove your pinned folder, you need to "dig deeper" into the System:
- First, make a that the Explorer with the job instead of the quick access starts. Otherwise, it comes later to an error message.
- Then press the key combination [Windows] + [R] and type the command "regedit".
- Confirm the query of the user account control with "Yes".
- In the registry editor, navigate to the path "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder". The key "shell folder does not exist" click the mouse button to the previous folder and select "New > key". As a name, then enter "shell folder".
- Click with the right mouse button on the key "shell folders" and select the Option "permissions".
- In the list, click on "administrators" and check the bottom of the "full access". This step you repeat for the entry "user". Save the settings with "OK".
- Now click with the right mouse button on a blank area of the right-hand side and select "New" > "DWORD-value (32-Bit)". As the name you give to "Attributes" and value "a0600000". This entry should exist in them already, click it twice and change the value.
- Then, you start the task Manager with the key combination [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Esc].
- Here you find the Task "Windows Explorer" and click on the bottom right on "restart". The quick-access disappeared.
Windows 10: Explorer customize
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