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

Hello Keith, *Smile

The data value setting of the Attributes DWORD overrides it. I just find this to be more of a fool proof method to use.

 

I know that you're changeling the Attributes DWORD, my question is why those attributes?

Keith

 

I'm not sure how to explain it other than that is what changes it.

 

I was referencing the SFGAO names only for clarity in discussing what flags are set or cleared by the Attributes value under ...\CLSID\{XXXX...}\Shellfoder.

The value before the edit is 0xa0100000, correct?
So the individual flags in this value are:

0x20000000 i.e. SFGAO_FOLDER
0x80000000 i.e. SFGAO_HASSUBFOLDER
0x00100000 i.e. SFGAO_NONENUMERATED
So my first question is why is SFGAO_NONENUMERATED set in the first place & why does Quick Access show when it's set. Given the MSDN description of this flag:

The items are nonenumerated items and should be hidden. They are not returned through an enumerator such as that created by the IShellFolder::EnumObjects method.It seems like the actual behavior is inverted.

Does that make my question any clearer?

Keith

 

I understood what you asked, but I have no explanation for why it does that either. It just does. *Sad

 

In all this time no one's found a way yet to hide Quick Access yet without breaking drag and drop in the Navigation Pane?


This subject came up again for me when I was looking for a way to remove Creative Cloud Files. For what it's worth, THAT's easy at least:

Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; This registry file hides "Creative Cloud Files" from the root namespace of File Explorer [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0E270DAA-1BE6-48F2-AC49-E3987E025CE6}] "System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{0E270DAA-1BE6-48F2-AC49-E3987E025CE6}] "System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"=dword:00000000[/quote] -Noel

 

-Noel[/quote] Hello Noel, *Smile

Thank you for the suggestion, but using the System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree DWORD with {679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6} by itself at those locations doesn't work for Quick Access.

The method in the tutorial is the only one I found so far that doesn't break folders added to the Start list.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html

 

I knew that the "IsPinned..." value doesn't work for Quick Access, but thanks for clarifying.

Just to be rigorous, I did test that the attribute change still breaks drag and drop in the Navigation pane with the latest Windows 10 10586.36. That's a shame; everything else unwanted in Explorer can be removed.

Regarding the Creative Cloud Files info, I just thought that maybe if someone found this thread by looking for ways to hide that Adobe-added namespace that the "IsPinned..." info might also be helpful.

I did run across one new thing I still need to follow-up with when I find some more time... There are some interesting entries listed by NirSoft Shell Extensions Viewer (ShellExView) that have no Extension Name but look like all the icons that appear under This PC. I've never really gone through the Microsoft entries in the list that application exposes in detail (usually I'm looking for misbehaving non-Microsoft shell extensiosns), but there may be some potential for tweaking in there... I've already hidden those abstractions another way but maybe it would be better to just remove the shell extensions.

-Noel

 

I applied this some time ago. Everything has been great until today when I created a new user account. I ran windows explorer as this new user and got the message in step 8 of the tutorial. Pretty confusing, because by that time I'd forgotten all about this change. I eventually remembered applying this registry patch, and realised explorer in the new account was opening to the default quick access, hence the message. Set explorer to open at My PC and I could then run explorer.

The tutorial does say it's changing the behaviour for all users so it's obvious this fix stops any future user accounts using explorer unless you remember to change the default setting. But it can be pretty confusing if you create an account for someone else many months later and they can't use explorer.

 

Hello arnoldh, *Smile

Yeah, it would be nice if explorer would still open despite that.

 

Hello Brink,

Unfortunately when you get to my age it's difficult to remember what happened an hour ago. It's even more of a challenge several months later*Confused

 

Brink

I'm having a problem with this tutorial because I don't have HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder listed.

Registry.reg

Any help with this problem?

Thanks

 

Brink

I just saw that my first reply did not show the picture I want to. Sorry 'bout that.

I'm having a problem with this tutorial because I don't have HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder listed.





Any help with this?

Thanks

 

Hello CR, *Smile

It's located at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{66742402-F9B9-11D1-A202-0000F81FEDEE}" instead of "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.CLSID\{66742402-F9B9-11D1-A202-0000F81FEDEE}".

 

I don't understand your reply.

The tutorial states go to:
*Arrow HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder

I do NOT have this listed at CLSID (see picture in my post).

I only have: "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{66742402-F9B9-11D1-A202-0000F81FEDEE}".