In terms of the Windows 10 operating system, when you execute
File Explorer (formerly known as Windows Explorer), by default It opens to the
Quick access menu, whereby you can view your frequently used folders and most recently accessed files. However, some users prefer to navigate directly to their devices and drives that're located In 'This PC'. As such, In this tutorial, I will show you
how to set File Explorer to always open to This PC.
Before I make a start, here's what I'm referring to. Upon opening
File Explorer, the
Quick access window will be displayed as per the Image below.
It's all well and good If you commonly utilize your frequent folders and recent files, but If you're anything like myself whereby you'd rather have your
devices, drives and network locations available Instead of the above, then this tutorial Is for you.
The process to do this, Is extremely simple, yet unbeknownst to many computational users. So without further delay, let's get this tutorial started.
Step One:
The first thing you need to do, Is access File Explorer. Open the
Search bar, enter
file explorer and click on the
search result at the top as shown below.
Step Two:
Next, simply click on the
View tab, and then select
Options.
Step Three:
Just beneath the General tab, you will see
Open File Explorer to, so select
This PC via the drop-down menu.
Step Four:
If your configuration looks similar to mine, hit
Apply and
OK to finalize the process. From this point forward, File Explorer will always open In This PC when Initially executed. Let's test It In the next couple of steps.
Step Five:
I'll now access File Explorer, by opening the
Search bar, entering
file explorer, and hitting the very same name In the
search result at the top.
Last Step:
As you can see, File Explorer has navigated directly to
This PC, hence my
Devices and drives are readily available.
Final Thoughts:
Although It's not such a big deal to simply click on
This PC every time File Explorer Is accessed, If you're continually navigating to It on a daily basis, the above Implementation significantly helps to minimize your workload. It only takes around 20 seconds to apply and the same to reverse the change, so It makes perfect sense to do exactly that.
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