Quick Access is a new feature in Windows 11/10 File Explorer navigation pane. In Windows 8.1 Explorer Navigation Pane, you had Favorites, but now Quick Access seems to have replaced it.

If you want to reset Quick access in File Explorer, use these steps: Open Start. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as Administrator option.

In addition to the files stored on your PC, File Explorer’s Quick Access mode displays even the cloud files you created with Office.com i.e., Office Online.

Quick access tweaks in Windows 10. Modify Quick access with the Folder Options settings in File Explorer.. While it’s handy to have specific folders in Quick access in Windows 10, it’s not ...

Windows offers three panes in File Explorer: the navigation pane, the preview pane, and the details pane. The navigation pane on the left sidebar allows you to easily browse through folders and is ...

Here’s a quick guide on some finer points of the new File Explorer. Quick Access. The Quick Access area, which by default is the first section of the Navigation Pane in the left-hand column, ...

In Windows 10's File Explorer, the Quick Access pane is a real time-saver. It's also a potential source of clutter and, for PCs that aren't in a private location, a possible privacy risk.

By default, File Explorer opens to the Quick Access list. But you can change this so that File Explorer opens to This PC (basically My Computer). To do this, open File Explorer and go to View ...

With step 2 completed, we can now change the settings to remove quick access from File Explorer. Inside "ShellFolder", double-click Attributes , and change data value from a0100000 to a0600000 ...