Windows 10: How to reset Quick Access sidebar icons?

By default Windows 10 Quick Access icons are displayed with no folder icon, like so: https://imgur.com/a/XGn65t0



However, mine display like this with the folder icon included which reduces ease in quickly identifying the folders: https://imgur.com/a/oaHNqhg



Is there any way to reset them to their default? I already tried the instructions in this article but they did not work: https://news.softpedia.com/news/win...w-to-reset-quick-folder-settings-525834.shtml

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Quick Access bar

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We would be glad to help you with the issue you are facing today. I understand the difficulty.

Remove items from Quick access.

I would suggest you to follow the below steps.

• Right click on the file or folder.
• Select the option “unpin from the quick access”

To pin items to an item already on the quick access bar.

Follow the below steps.

I would suggest you to create folder in the desktop screen & place all the files or folder which need to pin to the quick access.

• Open the quick access.
• Select the Desktop option.
• Right click on the folder & select the option “pin to quick access”

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.



Thank you.

 

Quick Access dropdown items disappeared


Hello everyone,
I finally gave up trying various solutions suggested by strangers on the internet and instead ask about my specific problem.
I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary this morning when I noticed that some, but not all, pinned items in my quick access sidebar have disappeared but were still visible in the folder. Reboot didn't fix that and then I lost a restore point by creating a custom one (apparently I can have only one restore point...).

Then I checked my registry for IsShortcut which was present, so I deleted it and made it again, still nothing.
Then I followed some advice to clear my jump lists the Win7 way (option 3) and ended up with the Quick Access entirely broken.

I can still see all the pinned items in the quick access folder, but it doesn't expand in the sidebar. The arrow right next to the icon is present till I click on it. Then it just disappears.

I am open to any ideas at this point. I use quick access a lot but I'd prefer not to do a factory reset for that. Oh why isn't there a registry/permissions fix tool for Win...
Thank you everyone

Solved: the problem fixed itself after a bunch of random logouts, shutdowns and reboots, sorry to disappoint those with similar issues. Oh and I also removed all the contents of the Quick Access folder and after a few reboots pinned a single library (documents iirc) back

 

Disabling or removing a Quick Access sidebar

When I turn on our work computer (laptop) everything works alright except this one anoying ... thingy

I've been looking everywhere on how to solve the problem, but there isn't really a topic or solution.

This is what happens.

When I start up the comp a sidebar, called Quick Access starts up as well, but it is slow and holds me back from working fluently.

So I go for the ctrl+alt+del button >> task manager, and stop the process of that sidebar.

I need to do this everything I turn on that computer.

Can anyone help me with that?

Is it a known app or gadget?

How can I disable it or even remove it?

It kinda frustrates me and I'm not really able to find it in the software list or between apps.