Windows 10: Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10

How to: Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10

How to Pin or Unpin Locations from Quick access in Windows 10



Information The Quick access page is the shortest route to files you've been working on and folders you often use. These are your frequent folders and recent files.

Windows 10 introduces to be able to "Pin to Quick access" and "Unpin from Quick access" locations now. These locations include local and network folders, drives, libraries, Recycle Bin, etc..., but files and apps cannot be pinned to home. Pinned folders replace favorites in the new File Explorer.

This tutorial will show you how to "Pin to Quick access" and "Unpin from Quick access" local and network folders, drives, libraries, OneDrive, This PC, Recycle Bin, etc... locations in Windows 10.


Note Pinned locations will display under Frequent folders in Quick access in File Explorer.

Pinned folders replace favorites in the new File Explorer. If you choose to keep your files when upgrading to Windows 10, you'll find your old favorites pinned to Quick access.

Items you pin or unpin for Quick access will also be pinned or unpinned in the jump list of File Explorer on the taskbar and Start menu.

CONTENTS:

• Option One: To "Pin to Quick access" Locations
• Option Two: To "Unpin from Quick access" Locations

OPTION ONE [/i] To "Pin to Quick access" Locations
1. Select one or more folders, click/tap on the Home tab, and click/tap on the Pin to Quick access button in the ribbon. (see screenshot below)


OR

2. Right click or press and hold on a location, and click/tap on Pin to Quick access. (see screenshot below)







OPTION TWO [/i] To "Unpin from Quick access" Locations
1. While in Quick access in File Explorer, right click or press and hold on a pinned location, and click/tap on Unpin from Quick access. (see screenshots below)



Note The pin button

next to a location in the navigation pane under the Quick access group indicates that it is a pinned location.


You will notice that you will not be able to unpin Desktop from Quick access using this option. Instead, you can do this to do so.

1) Right click on the File Explorer icon on taskbar to open it's jump list.

2) Click/tap on the unpin button to the right of Desktop, OR right click Desktop and click/tap on Unpin from the list.















That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Add or Remove Quick access in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove 'Pin to Quick access' on Context Menu in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove Favorites from Quick Access in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove Frequent folders from Quick access in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove Recent files from Quick access in Windows 10
• How to Hide a Specific File or Folder from Quick access in Windows 10
• How to Change Quick Access Icon in File Explorer in Windows 10

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Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10  


What you originally posted below was from a jump list instead of Quick access that you just now posted above. Did you unpin the folder from within Quick access instead of a jump list? *Confused

Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10 - Page 2 - Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials

 

Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10  





Right click the taskbar WE icon, clicking the unpin icon does nothing for Documents or Pictures

 

Can't unpin FTP location from Quick Access

I've pinned an FTP location to the Quick Access menu in Windows 10 Explorer, but now cannot unpin it.

To replicate:

1. Browse to an FTP location in Windows Explorer

2. Right-click "Quick Access"

3. Select "Pin current folder to Quick access"

4. Right-click the newly pinned folder

You should see that there is no option to unpin the folder. The context menu only offers the (greyed out) option to "Expand".

Notably, this pin only appears in Explorer and not in the jump lists (for example by right-clicking Explorer from the task bar).

How do I remove this pin?

 

Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10  


Not a solution, per se, but you could right click on the 'pictures bar' itself and choose unpin.

 

unpin and pin from quick access issues

Hi,



I would suggest you to boot into safe mode and check if you can unpin and repin the folders



unpin and pin from quick access issues



Thanks