Untick Show frequently used folders in Quick access and then click Apply or OK to save the change. Inside the Folder options window, the third box of the General tab controls the privacy settings for Quick access. However, you can still pin items to quick access manually if you want. Alternatively, you can press the Windows key, type File Explorer Options and hit enter. Disable Quick accessĪlso, click the Clear button next to Clear File Explorer history to delete the current quick access history.Īfter doing this, Quick access history will be disabled. To disable Quick access in Windows 10, Open File Explorer and then select Change folder and search options from the File menu.Ĭlear the checkboxes for Show recently used files in Quick access and Show frequently used folders in Quick access options to prevent recently used files and folders from appearing in Quick access. When you open a new File Explorer window, Quick access is the default view that appears, and Quick access also appears at the uppermost left area of the File Explorer navigation pane.īecause it contains shortcuts to frequently used files and folders, you might want to disable Quick access if you don't want others to see the files and folders you used recently.
How To Disable Quick Access in Windows 10
