Windows 10 Windows Explorer Remove Quick Access – Super User – Method 2: Remove Quick Access Permanently

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Windows 10 Windows Decrapifier group. This added clutter to the look and feel of windows as well as makes it more time consuming to get to mapped drives listed on the left panel of File Explorer windows.
 
 

 

Remove/Disable/Clear/Turn off/Unpin/Stop Quick Access Windows 11 – MiniTool News

 

Microsoft introduced Quick Access in Windows 10 and has kept the feature in the recently released Windows 11 operating system. Quick Access replaced the Favorites system in File Explorer. One of the core differences between the two features is that Quick Access adds a dynamic component to its listings. Some folders are displayed permanently while others are displayed based on use.

Pinned folders are displayed with a pin-icon, dynamic folders without such an icon. You can check out my comparison between favorites and quick access here for additional details. Quick Access is more powerful than Favorites, but the dynamic folder listing adds a chaotic element to it. It may happen that folders do get displayed that are of no use or should not be displayed prominently in File Explorer.

Good news is that it is easy to disable Quick Access\’ dynamic component without losing the ability to pin folders to File Explorer for fast access. Quick Access\’s adding of folders and files dynamically to File Explorer can be turned off directly in the file manager.

Here is how that is done:. Doing so leaves all pinned folders in Explorer but removes any file or folder that is displayed based on use. You may still pin folders to Quick Access after disabling the two features. This reverts the whole system to the way Windows 7 was working.

At least that was the case in I did not try it in 21h2. I know what you mean. Using Directory Opus somewhat fixes this but still…. Windows 11 explorer out of the box is really, really bad. Sorry for repeat this, but there is no way to work with some kind of productivity behaviour unless you revert to W10 ribbon. Thanks for the article! Windows 11 is terrible. Its easy to upgrade to 10 from Run Windows 10 update assistant. The same license works for I know where I am and where I put stuff.

Strange is that there is need restart system to activate it. Thus I see this as a click-bait tactic. I quite like the feature, on the whole. Instead it locks up the user profile entirely: just one call by Explorer means the laptop freezes.

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Windows 10 version 20H2: Home and Pro reach end of support on May 10, Microsoft To Do app for Windows adds support for Smart due date and reminder recognition. Comments Yuliya said on February 28, at am. Thanks for helping me declutter a bit my explorer window.

Trey said on February 28, at pm. Tachy said on February 28, at pm. Use it all the time, love it. It was already setup as you suggest. John G. Anonymous said on February 28, at pm. ULBoom said on February 28, at pm. Years ago, Quick Access was one of the first things I got rid of in Win Manek said on March 4, at am. Took me ages to track down that problem….

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