В данной статье показаны действия, с помощью которых можно сделать так, чтобы вместо «Быстрого доступа» открывалась папка «Этот компьютер» при запуске «Проводника» в Windows 10.
По умолчанию в операционной системе Windows 10 при нажатии на значок проводника в панели задач или при нажатии сочетания клавиш + E открывается папка «Быстрый доступ».
При необходимости, можно изменить данное действие и при запуске «Проводника» будет открываться папка «Этот компьютер» вместо «Быстрого доступа».
Содержание
- Как изменить используя «Проводник»
- Через «Панель управления»
- Используем файл реестра
- Как быстро открыть окно «Параметры Проводника»
Как изменить используя «Проводник»
Для того чтобы изменить запуск быстрого доступа на папку «Этот компьютер», откройте Проводник и выберите вкладку Вид, затем на ленте проводника нажмите Параметры
В открывшемся окне «Параметры проводника» на вкладке Общие в выпадающем списке Открыть проводник для: выберите Этот компьютер и нажмите кнопку OK.
В результате проделанных действий, при запуске проводника будет открываться папка «Этот компьютер»
Через «Панель управления»
Откройте классическую панель управления, в выпадающем списке Просмотр:Просмотр: выберите Мелкие значки и затем выберите пункт Параметры Проводника.
В открывшемся окне «Параметры проводника» на вкладке Общие в выпадающем списке Открыть проводник для: выберите Этот компьютер и нажмите кнопку OK.
В результате проделанных действий, при запуске проводника будет открываться папка «Этот компьютер»
Используем файл реестра
Данный способ также позволяет изменить «Быстрый доступ» на папку «Этот компьютер» с помощью внесения изменений в системный реестр Windows посредством файла реестра.
Прежде чем вносить какие-либо изменения в реестр, настоятельно рекомендуется создать точку восстановления системы
Все изменения производимые в реестре отображены ниже в листингах файлов реестра.
Чтобы изменить «Быстрый доступ» на папку «Этот компьютер» при запуске проводника, создайте и примените файл реестра следующего содержания:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced]
«LaunchTo»=dword:00000001
Чтобы изменить «Этот компьютер» на папку «Быстрый доступ» при запуске проводника, создайте и примените файл реестра следующего содержания:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced]
«LaunchTo»=dword:00000002
После применения файлов реестра перезагрузка системы, перезапуск проводника, выход из системы не требуется. Изменения вступают в силу сразу.
Как быстро открыть окно «Параметры Проводника»
Чтобы быстро открыть окно «Параметры Проводника», скопируйте и вставьте в диалоговое окно Выполнить или в адресную строку проводника команду показанную ниже и нажмите клавишу Enter↵.
RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 0
- To change the File Explorer default page on Windows 11, open the “See more” menu, choose “Options,” select the “This PC” option, click “Apply,” and click “OK.”
UPDATED 11/22/24: On Windows 11, you can change the “Folder Options” settings on File Explorer to open the “This PC” page instead of the “Home” page. By default, the file manager app opens “Home,” which contains your pinned folder locations and recent files. However, you can change the default settings to open the “This PC” page for quicker access to your drives and network locations.
If you are comfortable using the Registry, I’m also including the steps to complete this task by modifying the “LaunchTo” DWORD (32-bit) Value.
In this guide, I’ll teach you how to start File Explorer on This PC by default on Windows 11.
- Open File Explorer on This PC instead of Home
- Open File Explorer on This PC instead of Home from Registry
Warning: Before proceeding, it’s crucial to acknowledge the risks associated with modifying the Windows Registry. Incorrect changes can lead to system instability or operational issues. Therefore, ensure you have a full system backup before making any changes. Proceed with caution and understanding.
Open File Explorer on This PC instead of Home
To change the default start page to This PC in File Explorer, use these steps:
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Open File Explorer on Windows 11.
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Click the See more (three-dotted) drop-down menu and select Options.
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Click the General tab.
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Select the This PC option from the “Open File Explorer to” menu.
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Click the Apply button.
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Click the OK button.
Once you complete the steps, the next time you open File Explorer, it will open on “This PC” instead of the Home page. It’s important to note you can also choose the third option, which opens up the OneDrive folder by default.
Open File Explorer on This PC instead of Home from Registry
To change the default start page to This PC in File Explorer from the Registry, use these steps:
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Open Start.
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Search for regedit and click the top result to open the Registry.
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Browse the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
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Right-click the LaunchTo DWORD and select the Modify option.
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Change the value from 2 to 1.
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Click the OK button.
After you complete the steps, you may need to restart File Explorer or your computer to apply the changes.
If you want to perform this action from Command Prompt (admin), then run the reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /v LaunchTo /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f command (thanks DroniX7).
If you want to undo the changes, you can follow the same steps, but in step 5, change the value of the LaunchTo DWORD to 2.
Update November 22, 2024: This guide has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes to the process.
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With Windows 10 when you click on File Explorer on the taskbar or use the keyboard shortcut Windows + E it opens to Quick Access items by default. This is a welcome addition, so you are able to quickly gain access to recently used files and folders, no matter their location, i.e., OneDrive, an external drive, your local drive, or a network share. The quick access in windows 10 is similar to the ‘All My Files’ option in Mac OS X, showing users their frequently accessed folders and documents. But few of users preferred to have Explorer open to This PC instead of Quick Access. If you are also one of them here how to set File Explorer to launch File Explorer to open This PC instead of Quick Access by default for your user account in Windows 10.
Contents
- 1 Set File Explorer open to This PC
- 1.1 Using Folder Options
- 1.2 Open File Explorer to This PC using Registry
- 1.3 File Explorer opens to Quick Access (instead of This PC)
We have some different options to make file explorer open This PC instead of quick access windows 10.
Using Folder Options
The option of changing the File Explorer default from Quick Access to This PC can be accessed from Folder Options.
- Open File Explorer (using Windows key + E or click File Explorer on the taskbar)
- Now click on the View tab in Ribbon
- Click on Options, and then Change folder and search options.
- That will open up Folder Options, and from there, under the General tab, change Open File Explorer to This PC.
- Remember to click OK for when you’re done for the change to take effect.
- That’s all when you launch a new Explorer window, you’ll start on This PC. Which you’re probably used to from past versions.
Open File Explorer to This PC using Registry
In addition, you can also tweak the windows registry to force Windows 10 File Explorer to Open to This PC Instead of Quick Access.
- Press Windows key + R, type Regedit, and click ok
- This will open Windows registry editor,
- Navigate to the following key, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
- Here On the right-side, look for the value titled LaunchTo.
- Double-click on LaunchTo and then change the Value data from 0 to 1 to make File Explorer always open to This PC. Click OK.
Note: If you didn’t found the LaunchTo then right-click there and select a new DWORD and name it LaunchTo. Now change its value accordingly
2 – Opens “Quick Access”
1 – Opens “This PC”
0 – Opens nothing.
File Explorer opens to Quick Access (instead of This PC)
If you still notice File Explorer opens to Quick Access (instead of This PC) after change the Folder Options apply few solutions listed below.
Restart the File Explorer service from the Windows 10 Task Manager.
- Restart the File Explorer service from the Windows 10 Task Manager.
- Open the Task Manager window, go to the “Processes” tab
- Scroll and locate Windows Explorer process
- Right-clicking on the process and selecting the “Restart” option.
- Or Press the “Restart” button located in the lower right.
Fix File Explorer using the Windows 10 System file checker:
The File Checker (SFC) is an integrated tool in Windows that gives us the ability to analyze and correct errors in the file system.
To make use of this command, we will open a command prompt console as administrators and enter the following command:
sfc / scannow
Once 100% completes the scanning process restart your PC and check if the problem is solved.
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This tutorial will show you how to set File Explorer to open to either This PC, Home (Quick access), OneDrive, Downloads, or a custom location by default for your account in Windows 11.
File Explorer opens to Home (Quick access) by default in Window 11, but you can change File Explorer to open to This PC, OneDrive, or Downloads instead.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22593, Quick access is now called Home. The name Quick access has been repurposed for the pinned/frequent Folders section and Pinned files is now called Favorites to align with Office and OneDrive. Recent and pinned files displayed in Home are now searchable using the search box in File Explorer even if they are not local files, so you can find Office files recently shared with you.
Home (Quick access) shows your pinned and frequent folders and recent files.
- Quick access (Frequent folders) = Displays up to 11 folders that you pinned or frequently opened on the system.
- Favorites = Pinned files.
- Recent (Recent files) = Displays up to 26 files that you most recently opened.
This PC displays your Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music. Pictures, and Videos folders in addition to the usual devices and drives (hard drives, optical drives, and removable devices) and network locations.
OneDrive can sync files between your computer and the cloud, so you can get to your files from anywhere — your computer, your mobile device, and even through the OneDrive website at OneDrive.com. If you add, change, or delete a file or folder in your OneDrive folder, the file or folder is added, changed, or deleted on the OneDrive website and vice versa. You can work with your synced files directly in File Explorer and access your files even when you’re offline. Whenever you’re online, any changes that you or others make will sync automatically.
Downloads opens to your account’s Downloads folder.
Contents
- Option One: Change Folder to Open File Explorer to by Default in Folder Options
- Option Two: Change Folder to Open File Explorer to by Default using REG File
- Option Three: Set File Explorer to Open to Custom Location by Default
EXAMPLE: Open File Explorer to «Home», «This PC», «OneDrive», or «Downloads» by default
Option One
Change Folder to Open File Explorer to by Default in Folder Options
1 Open Folder Options.
2 In the General tab, select Home (Quick access — default), This PC or OneDrive in the Open File Explorer to drop menu for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
OneDrive is only available starting with Windows 11 build 22593.
Option Two
Change Folder to Open File Explorer to by Default using REG File
This option will not work when Administrator protection is turned on.
1 Do step 2 (Home), step 3 (This PC), step 4 (OneDrive), or step 5 (Downloads) below for what you would like to do.
2 To Open File Explorer to Home by Default
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Open_File_Explorer_to_Home.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"LaunchTo"=dword:000000023 To Open File Explorer to This PC by Default
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Open_File_Explorer_to_This_PC.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"LaunchTo"=dword:000000014 To Open File Explorer to OneDrive by Default
OneDrive is only available starting with Windows 11 build 22593.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Open_File_Explorer_to-OneDrive.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"LaunchTo"=dword:000000045 To Open File Explorer to Downloads by Default
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Open_File_Explorer_to_Downloads.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"LaunchTo"=dword:000000036 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
7 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
8 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
9 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
Option Three
Set File Explorer to Open to Custom Location by Default
1 Do step 2 (custom) or step 3 (undo) below for what you want.
2. Set File Explorer to Open to Custom Location by Default
This will override Option One and Option Two.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below.
This REG file will add the required registry keys and values for you so you will just need to edit it starting at step 2F below for the custom folder path you want instead.
Set_File_Explorer_to_open_to_custom_location.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{52205fd8-5dfb-447d-801a-d0b52f2e83e1}\shell\OpenNewWindow\command]
@="Explorer \"C:\\Windows\""
"DelegateExecute"=""B) Save the .reg file to your desktop.
C) Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
D) When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
E) You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
F) Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
G) Navigate to the key below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{52205fd8-5dfb-447d-801a-d0b52f2e83e1}\shell\opennewwindow\command
H) In the right pane of the command key, double click/tap on the (Default) string value (REG_SZ) to modify it. (see screenshot above)
I) Change the red part of the Explorer «C:\Windows« path to the folder or drive path you want File Explorer to open to by default, and click/tap on OK.
For example: Explorer «C:\Users\Brink\Downloads«
or for a drive: Explorer «C:«
J) You can now close Registry Editor if you like.
3. Undo Set File Explorer to Open to Custom Location by Default
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below.
Undo_set_File_Explorer_to_open_to_custom_location.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{52205fd8-5dfb-447d-801a-d0b52f2e83e1}]B) Save the .reg file to your desktop.
C) Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
D) When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
E) You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That’s it,
Shawn Brink
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When you open the File Explorer on your Windows computer, it launches the Quick Access. In this post, we will learn how to open File Explorer to This PC instead of Quick Access on Windows 11/10.
What is Quick Access in Windows 11/10?
Quick Access lets users view their recent and frequently used files and folders. Users also have the option to Pin items to Quick Access. If you need to open This PC or any of the Drives, you will have to do it via the Navigation Pane on the left-hand side.
As shown above, right-clicking on Qucik Access in the Navigation pane also displayed other options.
Read: Make File Explorer open to OneDrive
If you do not like your File Explorer opening to Quick Access but would like it to open to This PC folder, then you can do so as follows.
You will have to launch File Explorer, open File Explorer Options, and then configure the Folder Options.
In Windows 11 Explorer, click on 3-dots and then select Options from the drop-down menu as follows.
In Windows 10 Explorer, click on the View tab in Ribbon and then click on Options, and then Change folder and search options as shown below.
When you do this, File Explorer Options (earlier called Folder Options) will open. Now under the General tab, you will see Open File Explorer to:
From the drop-down menu, select This PC instead of Quick Access.
Click on Apply and exit.
Read: How to Backup and Restore Quick Access Folders.
Now when you click on the Explorer icon, you will find that it now opens to This PC as shown below.
Windows 11
Windows 10
I hope you are enjoying using your Windows PC.
Similarly, you can make the Explorer Taskbar shortcut open ANY favorite folder of your choice.
Next, we will see how you can disable Quick Access and not show the recently and frequently used files and folders there.
How do I make File Explorer open to This PC instead of Quick Access using GPO?
Open Group Policy Management Console. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > File Explorer. Now double-click Set the default location for File Explorer, select Enabled and then choose This PC from the drop-down menu. Click Apply and then OK.
TIP: Check out our post on Windows File Explorer Tips & Tricks.
How do I set File Explorer to open to This PC instead of Quick Access in Windows 11 using Registry?
Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
In the right pane of the Advanced key, double-click on LaunchTo and then change its DWORD value as follows:
- 1 = This PC
- 2 = Quick access
- 3 = Downloads.
How do I change File Explorer from Quick Access to This PC?
To change the File Explorer from Quick Access to This PC, we need to change the File Explorer or Folder Options. Under the General tab, set Open File Explorer to to what you want. You can also use Registry or Group Policy Editor.
How do I stop File Explorer from going to Quick Access?
To stop File Explorer from going to Quick Access, open File Explorer, click on the View tab, then Options. Under the Privacy section, uncheck “Show recently used files in Quick Access.” Apply the changes to disable Quick Access.
Also Read: File Explorer is slow to open in Windows 11.
Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-year Microsoft MVP (2006-16) & a Windows Insider MVP (2016-2022). Please read the entire post & the comments first, create a System Restore Point before making any changes to your system & be careful about any 3rd-party offers while installing freeware.