{"id":15222,"date":"2019-10-21T04:37:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T04:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=15222"},"modified":"2019-10-21T04:37:16","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T04:37:16","slug":"remove-quick-access-from-windows-10-file-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/remove-quick-access-from-windows-10-file-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Quick Access from Navigation Pane in Windows 10 File Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Quick Access section is available at the left side of the navigation pane in File Explorer, which gives you an easy way to access your frequently used folders or files. But if you don&#8217;t like Quick Access or you&#8217;d prefer to see a traditional navigation pane, you can hide or remove it entirely. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 simple ways to remove Quick Access from File Explorer&#8217;s navigation pane in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/file-explorer-quick-access.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"422\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/file-explorer-quick-access.png 583w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/file-explorer-quick-access-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Remove Quick Access from File Explorer in Windows 10 v1607 or Higher<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open Registry Editor<\/a>. Just copy the below registry location and paste it in the address bar and then press the Enter key to get there.\n<p><code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer<\/code>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the left-side pane, right-click on the <strong>Explorer<\/strong> key and then select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/explorer-new-dword.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"330\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/explorer-new-dword.png 571w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/explorer-new-dword-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Name the new DWORD as <strong>HubMode<\/strong>, and then double-click on it and change its value data to 1. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/HubMode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"309\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/HubMode.png 571w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/HubMode-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Now, close all File Explorer windows and re-launch File Explorer. The Quick Access section should be gone from the left navigation pane.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Remove Quick Access from File Explorer in Windows 10 v1511 or Higher<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open Registry Editor<\/a> and navigate to: <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\CLSID<\/code>. Right-click on the <strong>CLSID<\/strong> key in the left pane and then select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Key<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/clsid-new-key.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/clsid-new-key.png 585w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/clsid-new-key-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Name the new key <strong>{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/clsid-subkey.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/clsid-subkey.png 585w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/clsid-subkey-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Right-click the new key you just created and use the same method to create a new subkey named <strong>ShellFolder<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ShellFolder-subkey.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ShellFolder-subkey.png 585w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ShellFolder-subkey-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Next, right-click on the <strong>ShellFolder<\/strong> key in the left pane, and select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ShellFolder-new-dword.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ShellFolder-new-dword.png 585w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ShellFolder-new-dword-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Name the new DWORD <strong>Attributes<\/strong> and double-click it to modify. In the pop-up dialog box, select the <strong>Hexadecimal<\/strong> option and enter 88000 in the Value data box. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/attributes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/attributes.png 585w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/attributes-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor and reboot your computer. When you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-methods-to-open-file-explorer-in-windows-8-1\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">open File Explorer<\/a> next time, Quick Access should be gone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Quick Access section is available at the left side of the navigation pane in File Explorer, which gives you an easy way to access your frequently used folders or files. But if you don&#8217;t like Quick Access or you&#8217;d prefer to see a traditional navigation pane, you can hide or remove it entirely. 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