If you find that Quick Access is slow, or not working, here are some steps you can try. Note that disabling showing frequently used folders removes them from both the Quick Access menu in the navigation pane and from the main Quick Access view you get when you open File Explorer or click the Quick Access folder. Quick Access in File Explorer is a feature that allows you to see recent and frequently used files giving you, well, Quick Access, to these files. To remove a folder from quick access, right-click it and select the “Unpin from quick access” option. You can now add your own favorite folders to the quick access list by dragging-and-dropping them there or by right-clicking a folder and choosing the “Pin to Quick Access” option. In the “Privacy” section at the bottom, disable the “Show frequently used folders in Quick access” option. In File Explorer, click the File menu, and then select “Change folder and search options.” You can turn that off, though, and use it just like the tried-and-true Favorites list if you want. It really works the same-letting you pin favorite folders-but adds frequently-visited folders automatically to the list. Lets not confuse the view and the toolbar, the toolbar is explained in a separate tutorial that you can find here: But the menu is really useful for people who. The Quick Access list takes the place of the old Favorites list. Stop Showing Favorite Folders or Recent Files in Quick Access
And before you ask: no, Windows still doesn’t provide an easy way to have File Explorer automatically open to a folder other than Quick Access or This PC.
