Windows 10: File Explorer's "Quick Access Ribbon" has more to it than shown.

Discus and support File Explorer's "Quick Access Ribbon" has more to it than shown. in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; If you're like me, you always jump between the different menu tabs on the File Explorer window. Home, Share, View, Play etc. [img] For me I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by ksdixon, Mar 16, 2016.

  1. ksdixon Win User

    File Explorer's "Quick Access Ribbon" has more to it than shown.


    If you're like me, you always jump between the different menu tabs on the File Explorer window. Home, Share, View, Play etc.


    File Explorer's "Quick Access Ribbon" has more to it than shown. [​IMG]


    For me I always use Cut/Paste/Delete/Rename buttons, along with New Folder and Select All when editing or moving files. None of the other buttons you can see above in the Home Tab have any use to me. I ignore the Share and Play Tabs, but I reguarly go into View so that I can change how the files look (Large Icons, Details View etc), and have quickly show file extentions or show hidden files, or folder options.



    File Explorer's "Quick Access Ribbon" has more to it than shown. [​IMG]






    I hated having to switch tabs all the time when each tab had so many useless crap I never use.

    But now I have found that you can right-click on anything in these tabs and add it to the Quick Access Ribbon. Something that hasn't been communicated properly in Windows 7, 8 or 10. And of course the Quick Access ribbon can be moved from the blue window boarder, to it's own menu, and I can collapse the actual giant tabs and all their buttons.




    File Explorer's "Quick Access Ribbon" has more to it than shown. [​IMG]


    :)
     
    ksdixon, Mar 16, 2016
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  2. DaveM121 Win User

    windows file explorer

    Hi,

    Open Windows File Explorer

    On the View Ribbon, click 'Options'

    In the resulting dialog at the top change 'Open File Explorer to:' to This PC rather than Quick Access

    That's It!
     
    DaveM121, Mar 16, 2016
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  3. EGT75 Win User
    WIndows 10 File Explorer Extremely slow, does not load

    File Explorer's "Quick Access Ribbon" has more to it than shown. [​IMG]
     
    EGT75, Mar 16, 2016
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  4. Ztruker Win User

    File Explorer's "Quick Access Ribbon" has more to it than shown.

    Great post. Never heard of this before, thanks for the info.
     
    Ztruker, Mar 18, 2016
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