{"id":16441,"date":"2019-07-18T10:22:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T04:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=16441"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:20:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T12:50:01","slug":"remove-quick-access-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-quick-access-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Quick Access in Windows 10 File Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Do you want to disable quick access view or remove quick access from the file explorer sidebar in Windows 10 PC? Learn how to remove quick access in Windows 10 file explorer.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, you want to <strong>remove quick access in Windows 10<\/strong> file explorer?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows 10 operating system, the latest and greatest from Microsoft is jam-packed with nifty features to ensure the users have a great experience using the OS. However, some of its features may not be cherished by all users who are using this latest Windows operating system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One such feature is the <strong>Quick access<\/strong>\u00a0which is introduced in the <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-10-file-explorer-not-responding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>File Explorer<\/strong><\/a> (also known as Windows Explorer, My Computer, This PC, etc).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17243\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/remove-quick-access-windows-10.png\" alt=\"remove quick access windows 10\" width=\"656\" height=\"429\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/remove-quick-access-windows-10.png 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/remove-quick-access-windows-10-200x131.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/remove-quick-access-windows-10-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 10 Quick access is basically a new and special home view which contains and displays all frequently used folders and recently used files. It&#8217;s the default view of File Explorer and if you open the File Explorer, it automatically opens in <strong>Quick access view<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have noticed that many people don&#8217;t like the new Quick Access view in Windows 10 File Explorer and they want to have the traditional default view in File Explorer which shows the list of devices and drives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have been also frustrated with the <strong>Windows 10 Quick access<\/strong> then in this guide, we will help you in disabling Quick access from file explorer\u00a0or completely removing Quick access from\u00a0file explorer in Windows 10 PC.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like to know: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/add-quick-launch-toolbar-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Add Quick Launch Toolbar in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-quick-access-windows-10\/#How_to_Remove_Quick_Access_from_Windows_10_File_Explorer\" title=\"How to Remove Quick Access from\u00a0Windows 10 File Explorer\">How to Remove Quick Access from\u00a0Windows 10 File Explorer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-quick-access-windows-10\/#Method_1_Disable_Quick_Access_in_Windows_10\" title=\"Method 1: Disable Quick Access in Windows 10\">Method 1: Disable Quick Access in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-quick-access-windows-10\/#Method_2_Remove_Quick_Access_in_Windows_10\" title=\"Method 2: Remove Quick Access in Windows 10\">Method 2: Remove Quick Access in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-quick-access-windows-10\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Remove_Quick_Access_from_Windows_10_File_Explorer\"><\/span><strong>How to Remove Quick Access from\u00a0Windows 10 File Explorer<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Quick access is a very useful feature, still many people prefer to not have it in front of their face every time they open file explorer. That&#8217;s why in this tutorial we are going to show you how to <strong>disable quick access<\/strong> in Windows 10 file explorer or <strong>remove quick access<\/strong> from the navigation pane in Windows 10 computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here we have explained both the methods, now it&#8217;s up to you whether you want to disable Quick access view or remove Quick access in Windows 10. Let&#8217;s check out:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Disable_Quick_Access_in_Windows_10\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 1:<\/span> Disable Quick Access in Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to disable Quick access as default view in file explorer and restore the previous default view in File Explorer which displays the list of devices and drives in the place of Quick access view then disabling Quick access view is a great solution for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow these below-given\u00a0steps and learn how to disable Quick access in Windows 10 file explorer:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> At first, open the <strong>File Explorer<\/strong> and then go to <strong>View<\/strong> and click on the <strong>Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17244\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/windows-10-quick-access.png\" alt=\"windows 10 quick access\" width=\"654\" height=\"274\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/windows-10-quick-access.png 654w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/windows-10-quick-access-200x84.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/windows-10-quick-access-300x126.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong>\u00a0On the <strong>Folder Options<\/strong>, select the default option to Open File Explorer to <strong>This PC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17239\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-disable-quick-access.png\" alt=\"how to disable quick access\" width=\"382\" height=\"475\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-disable-quick-access.png 382w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-disable-quick-access-121x150.png 121w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-disable-quick-access-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong>\u00a0Now under the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Privacy<\/span> section, uncheck both the boxes that say:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Show recently used files in Quick access<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Show frequently used folders in Quick access<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17240\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-disable-quick-access-in-windows-10.png\" alt=\"how to disable quick access in windows 10\" width=\"382\" height=\"475\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-disable-quick-access-in-windows-10.png 382w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-disable-quick-access-in-windows-10-121x150.png 121w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-disable-quick-access-in-windows-10-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong>\u00a0Next, click on the <strong>Clear<\/strong> button to <strong>Clear File Explorer history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong>\u00a0Finally, click on the <strong>Apply<\/strong> button and then <strong>OK<\/strong> button to save the changes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Making these changes will disable Quick access as default view in the file explorer on your Windows 10 computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After disabling quick access view in Windows 10, if you want to get rid of the Quick Access icon from the file explorer sidebar as well then follow the below explained method.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Do you know? <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/get-help-with-file-explorer-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Get Help with File Explorer in Windows 10 Computers<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Remove_Quick_Access_in_Windows_10\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 2:<\/span> Remove Quick Access in Windows 10<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you don&#8217;t want to see recently used files and frequently used folders on your computer and wish to completely remove quick access from the file explorer sidebar in Windows 10 then you can do it. The process is fairly simple.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow these steps and learn how to remove Quick access in Windows 10 file explorer navigation pane:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong>\u00a0Press the <strong>Windows + R<\/strong> keys together and then type <strong>regedit<\/strong> in it and hit <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enter<\/span><\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11764\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10.png\" alt=\"regedit windows 10\" width=\"399\" height=\"207\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10.png 399w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong>\u00a0Once the <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Registry Editor<\/span><\/strong> window is opened, go to the following key:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong>\u00a0Now in right-side pane, right-click anywhere on the empty space and then select <strong>New &gt; DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17241\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-remove-quick-access-in-windows-10.png\" alt=\"how to remove quick access in windows 10\" width=\"658\" height=\"401\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-remove-quick-access-in-windows-10.png 658w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-remove-quick-access-in-windows-10-200x122.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-remove-quick-access-in-windows-10-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/how-to-remove-quick-access-in-windows-10-223x137.png 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong>\u00a0Set the new value name as <strong>HubMode<\/strong> and then double click on it and change its <strong>Value data<\/strong> to <strong>1<\/strong>. Finally, click on the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17242\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/remove-quick-access.png\" alt=\"remove quick access\" width=\"659\" height=\"400\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/remove-quick-access.png 659w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/remove-quick-access-200x121.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/remove-quick-access-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That&#8217;s it! Now, just close all file explorer windows opened on your computer and then re-open file explorer. From now on, there will be no Quick access icon in the navigation pane of your Windows 10 file explorer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And in the future, if you want to enable Quick access icon in the file explorer sidebar on\u00a0Windows 10 then simply follow the exact same steps and change the value of HubMode from 1 to 0 or just delete HubMode DWORD key from the Registry Editor.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus you can see how simple is to <strong>disable quick access as default view<\/strong> in explorer\u00a0and\u00a0get rid of the Quick Access icon from the Windows 10 file explorer sidebar completely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you follow both these above-suggested methods accurately then you will be able to easily disable Quick access view and remove Windows 10 Quick access icon showing in the navigation pane in file explorer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Feel free to let us know via the comment section below if you have any more questions regarding <strong>how to remove quick access in Windows 10<\/strong> and we shall certainly provide you with a guide to help.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\"><strong>You may also be interested in checking out:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-10-file-explorer-not-responding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix Windows 10 File Explorer Not Responding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/restart-explorer-exe-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Restart Explorer.exe Process in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-dat-files-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is a .DAT File and How to Open DAT Files in Windows 10?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/check-cpu-temperature-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Check Your CPU Temperature in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/delete-hiberfil-sys-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is hiberfil.sys File and How to Delete it in Windows 10?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/usb-device-not-recognized-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix USB Device Not Recognized in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-10-file-associations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Reset Windows 10 File Associations or Change File Type<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to disable quick access view or remove quick access from the file explorer sidebar in Windows 10 PC? 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