Windows 10: Add or Remove Quick Access Toolbar Items in Windows 10 File Explorer

How to: Add or Remove Quick Access Toolbar Items in Windows 10 File Explorer

How to Add or Remove Quick Access Toolbar Items in Windows 10 File Explorer


Information The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) is a small, customizable toolbar that exposes a set of Commands that are specified by the application or selected by the user.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove command items from the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in File Explorer for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Add Command Items to Quick Access Toolbar in File Explorer
• Option Two: To Remove Command Items from Quick Access Toolbar in File Explorer

EXAMPLE: Quick Access Toolbar in File Explorer







OPTION ONE [/i] To Add Command Items to Quick Access Toolbar in File Explorer
1. While in File Explorer, do step 2, step 3, step 4, or step 5 below for how you would like to add commands to QAT.

2. Right click or press and hold on a button (ex: Open Settings) in the Ribbon you want to add to QAT, and click/tap on Add to Quick Access Toolbar. (see screenshot below)



OR

3. Click/tap on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar menu arrow, and check the commands you want to add. (see screenshot below)



OR

4. Click/tap on File, click/tap on the Open command prompt menu arrow, right click or press and hold on either Open command prompt or Open command prompt as administrator for what you want to add, and click/tap on Add to Quick Access Toolbar. (see screenshot below)



OR

5. Click/tap on File, click/tap on the Open Windows PowerShell menu arrow, right click or press and hold on either Open Windows PowerShell or Open Windows PowerShell as administrator for what you want to add, and click/tap on Add to Quick Access Toolbar. (see screenshot below)








OPTION TWO [/i] To Remove Command Items from Quick Access Toolbar in File Explorer
1. While in File Explorer, do step 2 or step 3 below for how you would like to remove commands from QAT.

2. Right click or press and hold on a command on the Quick Access Toolbar, and click/tap on Remove from Quick Access Toolbar. (see screenshot below)



OR

3. Click/tap on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar menu arrow, and uncheck the commands you want to remove. (see screenshot below)





That's it,
Shawn


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Remove Quick Access Toolbar

Hello rsny,

If you like, you could remove all items from the Quick Access toolbar to effectively remove it other than its menu arrow.

How to Add or Remove Quick Access Toolbar Items in Windows 10 File Explorer

 

How to Change the Order of Quick Access Toolbar Items in File Explorer

Remove them and start over, (in the order you desire)

 

How to Change the Order of Quick Access Toolbar Items in File Explorer

Drag and Drop does not work.
You have to remove all of them then add items in your preferred order...

 

How do I remove the "Quick Access Toolbar" from Windows File Explorer?

Let me be clear, I'm asking about the Quick Access TOOLBAR. I am not asking about how to change the Quick Access page. I am not asking about how to remove items or add items or customize items in the Quick Access TOOLBAR. I'm asking how to remove it. I
can remove all the items from it and it will still show up in my File Explorer. It looks ugly and dumb and clashes with the Windows 10 aesthetic and I have never used it in my life. How can I get rid of it, please? I'm willing to edit my registry to do this
etc. I'm experienced with that now (after having screwed up my installation about a month ago!)

So please, can any give me a hint?

 

How to Change the Order of Quick Access Toolbar Items in File Explorer

How do I change/reorder File Explorer's Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) items? I put a bunch of ribbon commands on the File Explorer Quick Access Toolbar but I'm not happy with the order in which they appear... I added them as I came across them and now I would like to resort them into a more logical order.

This is never a problem for any of the Office QAT bars: just click the right-hand drop-down arrow on the toolbar and up pops a menu to "Customize Quick Access Toolbar". Click More Commands... and from there, on the right-hand side, I can move up or move down any item until I'm happy with the order.

Is there a reason this option does not appear on the File Explorer QAT?

Since it doesn't, how do I open this dialog?

My system is fully up-to-date. I appreciate your help.

Thanks!
Carol