Windows 10: Remove Quick access from Navigation Pane in Windows 10

Thanks Shawn When I was looking at your request for the reg files I saw that the one in root wasn't done and I thought maybe I misread the Tut..LOL But it is now out of the navigational pane but the folders are still there but I think that maybe they should be..





Thank you for your help. I appreciate it!

 

You're most welcome. *Smile

The other folders are for "This PC", and are not related to "Quick access". For that, you can use the tutorial below to remove them.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6...dows-10-a.html

 

Hi,

I registered here just to respond to this thread and ask a question:

What you describe (setting the attribute to 0xA0600000) does indeed hide Quick Access. It also breaks something important...

Once Quick Access is hidden I can no longer drag and drop files into folders in the Navigation (left) pane. If I try to do so, a little red circle with a line through it appears and the file will not drag/drop.

Do you know of any workaround to prevent this loss of functionality?

Thanks.

-Noel

 

Hello @NoelC, and welcome to Ten Forums.

I'm afraid that there's not a way that I've found to prevent drag and drop to navigation pane not working if you remove Quick access from the navigation pane.

However, you can still cut and paste files to folders in the navigation pane.

 

Thanks for the quick reply. I've been through just about every related registry entry I could find and while I did manage to remove the wording "Quick access" a couple of different ways, the little star remained and so the effort failed.

If one sets the System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree values to 0 it unfortunately doesn't disappear.

Probably there's something hard-coded in Explorer itself.

-Noel

 

Yeah, System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree was the first thing I tested as an alternative method, but it had no effect for me either. No matter which method I used that would remove Quick access, it also disabled drag and drop to navigation pane. *Sad

At least we can still cut/copy and paste to navigation pane for now.

 

Shawn, I know you are bust but is there anyway you can make this into a reg hack. I would but I lack the knowledge and I have to change this after every build.

 

Hey Gary,

I would, but the only problem is that the .reg files would not successfully merge unless steps 4 and 5 in the tutorial were done first to change permissions of the affected registry keys. *Sad

 

OK so a two part reg hack.*chuckle

 

It's possible to do it with a batch file IF you're willing to download a free tool that alters permissions (on files or registry keys).

The tool is called SetACL and can be found here:
SetACL - Automate Permissions and Manage ACLs • Helge Klein

It also uses the REG command that comes with Windows.

I haven't tested this batch file, but this should work when run as administrator (or with UAC disabled).

Code: :! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = :! :! This registry file hides "Quick access" from the root namespace tree within the navigation pane of File Explorer and :! sets Explorer to start new windows on This PC instead of Quick Access :! :! :! Change "Open File Explorer To" "This PC" in Folder Options :! REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" /f /v "LaunchTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 :! :! Hide Quick Access from the root namespace tree :! SetACL -ot "reg" -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}" -actn setowner -ownr "n:Administrators" SetACL -ot "reg" -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}" -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full" REG ADD "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}" /f /v "System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 :! SetACL -ot "reg" -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}" -actn setowner -ownr "n:Administrators" SetACL -ot "reg" -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}" -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full" REG ADD "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}" /f /v "System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 :! :! Change Quick Access attributes so it simply does not show in the navigation pane :! The original attributes value is a0100000 :! :! NOTE: This breaks dragging and dropping in Explorer's Navigation Pane! :! SetACL -ot "reg" -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder" -actn setowner -ownr "n:Administrators" SetACL -ot "reg" -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder" -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full" REG ADD "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder" /f /v "Attributes" /t REG_DWORD /d 0xA0600000 :! SetACL -ot "reg" -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder" -actn setowner -ownr "n:Administrators" SetACL -ot "reg" -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder" -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full" REG ADD "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder" /f /v "Attributes" /t REG_DWORD /d 0xA0600000 :! :! End of file :! :! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =[/quote] -Noel

 

Hi,

I have been trying to get this to work.

I have followed the instructions exactly (including taking ownership) and nothing changed.

So I tried using SetACL and NoelC's script, but again nothing changed.

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

Hello lafargeotte,

Please let us know what you are trying to do, and if you are having any other related issues. *Smile

 

If you don't have the Launch folder windows in a separate process setting checked in the File Explorer Options, View panel, then make sure and log off and on again to get File Explorer to read in the registry changes.

-Noel

 

Hi Brink,

I am trying to remove the Quick Access from Navigation Pane.

I followed all the steps in the tutorial (including taking ownership) but it is still there.

So I tried using SetACL and NoelC's script (which reported success), but again nothing changed.

Thanks,
Paul.

 

Paul,

I just tested, and it still works on my system. Did you restart the PC afterwards to fully apply?

If so, then please post screenshots showing your registry settings for this and your Quick access in File Explorer to see if anything may stand out.