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If you’re frustrated with the Quick Access menu on Windows 10, you can find several solutions to fix this problem. This article will help you remove pinned folders from Quick Access, customize which folders appear under Quick Access, and turn off the logging of File Explorer history in Quick Access. These solutions will make your Quick Access menu much more convenient and usable. We hope that you’ll find this article helpful. Until then, good luck with your Windows 10 customizations.
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Remove pinned folders from Quick Access
If you want to remove pinned folders from Quick Access, you need to know how to do it. Quick Access is the easiest way to quickly access important folders on your Mac. While some folders are already pinned, others must be added manually. This tutorial will show you how to pin folders to Quick Access, as well as remove pinned folders. To remove a pinned folder, open File Explorer and right-click the folder that you wish to remove.
Once pinned, a shortcut to a folder can no longer be used by pressing Ctrl + Alt+Delete or pressing ESC. If a pinned folder is stored in the same location as the original one, deleting it from the list will unpin it. You can also delete the folder that contains a shortcut to this folder. To delete a folder, you must be logged in to the Windows account and have administrative permission.
To remove pinned folders from Quick Access, open File Explorer. Click the folder icon that you want to remove from the Quick Access list. A menu will appear. Click the Pin icon. It will appear in the Quick Access group. Then, click the Unpin button to remove it from the list. Alternatively, you can also right-click the folder and choose “Unpin from Quick Access.”
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Customize which folders are displayed under Quick Access
To customize which folders appear under Quick Access, you can open the Folder Options dialog box. In the Privacy section, you can enable or disable Quick Access. This option allows you to disable the Quick Access of recently opened files or folders. To disable the Quick Access of recently used folders, click the untick button. Click OK to confirm your changes. After you have configured Quick Access, click OK again to close it.
By default, Quick Access displays recent and frequently used files, such as documents and pictures. However, you can customize this list by pinning folders. To pin folders to Quick Access, click on the folder in File Explorer, select the Home tab, and then select Pin to Quick Access. Note that pinning files will not change their physical location, so keep this in mind when pinning files to Quick Access.
Another way to customize Quick Access is to make it appear at the top of the Navigation pane instead of the Quick Access toolbar. You can customize the order of the icons in the Quick Access Toolbar, but if you don’t want the quick access to be as prominent as the others, you can put the folders in the left-hand column instead. This will give you more screen real estate on your PC.
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Turn off logging of File Explorer history in Quick Access
To prevent a list of recently visited files from appearing in Quick Access, open the Taskbar, and click the Folder Options icon. In the General tab, click the Clear button next to “Clear recent files” to delete recent files. If you’re still bothered by a flooded file history, you can turn off logging of File Explorer history in Quick Access altogether by clicking the “Disable recent files” button in the General menu.
Open the menu in File Explorer. Click on “Change folders and search options.” In the Advanced Settings section, click “Show all folders” and uncheck the “Notify sync providers” box. The same procedure works for “Show all folders” and “Restore default settings”.
You can also disable the “Recent files and folders” option. To do so, click “Settings” from the View menu, and then select the Folder Options tab. Click on “Privacy” in the Folder Options window. Scroll down to the folder you want to hide, and uncheck “Show recent files and folders in Quick access.”
File Explorer has a “Quick Access” menu, which allows you to bookmark the most recent files you have accessed. To make sure that you don’t store sensitive information in this menu, remove the “starred” files. Otherwise, you’ll have an overwhelming list of folders to sort through in File Explorer. By turning off logging of File Explorer history, you can protect your privacy and get a clean slate.
