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Many Windows users nowadays use the Windows + E shortcut or open File Explorer to quickly access My Computer. However, on Windows 10, it's different. Every time we perform this action, we don't see a list of drives like C, D, E... Instead, you will see a list of recently opened files (Recent files).
This feature is truly helpful as it allows users to quickly find the data they need, frequently or recently opened, with just one Windows Explorer launch. However, nothing is perfect when this feature can potentially expose sensitive information that their owners don't want anyone to know. Therefore, users will seek to disable this new feature on Windows 10. In fact, this is not the This PC window but the Quick access window set as default on Windows 10 instead of This PC. However, you can still change Quick access to default to This PC when opening File Explorer with the steps Mytour guides below to streamline the process.
Change Quick access to default to This PC when opening File Explorer
Step 1: From the current Quick access window, switch to the View tab on the toolbar, then click on Options in the top right corner of the screen as shown below.
Step 2: The Folder Options window appears. Under Open File Explorer , click and select This PC.
Step 3: After selecting, click Apply and OK to confirm the process of changing Quick access to default to This PC when opening File Explorer.
Step 4: Close the current Quick Access window and reopen This PC by pressing the Windows key + E or opening File Explorer. You will get a This PC window containing a list of drives on your computer. In many cases, drives encounter full disk errors due to viruses or some other reason, you should troubleshoot and fix the full disk error for smoother system operation.
Pretty simple, isn't it? Hopefully, with this method, after setting up your personal secrets or important work information, they won't be exposed anymore. Along with that, around Quick access, there are many interesting features, especially adding the Recycle Bin to the Quick access bar will help Windows users quickly access the Recycle Bin to retrieve accidentally deleted data. For details on this feature, please follow the tutorial on adding Recycle Bin to Quick access Windows 10 that we introduced earlier.
In case you want to change the icon of the Quick Access bar on Windows 10 to a different, more unique icon, you can refer to how to change Quick Access icon Win 10 here to switch to any icon you like.
