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--- microsoft:desktop:win_10:quick_acc [2016/03/29 05:35] – rplecko
+++ microsoft:desktop:win_10:quick_acc [Unknown date] (current) – external edit (Unknown date) 127.0.0.1
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+===Remove Quick Access from file Explorer===
+** Step 1**
-=== Step 1 ===
 Warning! Before removing quick access, make sure to set File Explorer to access "This PC" by default. If you don't do this, after changing the settings you'll get an error !!!
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 Then click Apply and OK.
-=== Step 2 ===
+** Step 2**
 In this step we will give the local administrator accounts full control over ShellFolder, which will allow us to modify the registry keys located in this particular shell folder.
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   -     At the top of **Advanced Security Settings** for //ShellFolder//, change the ownership of the folder to **"Administrators"**. To do this, click //Change//, click //Advanced//, click the //Find Now// button, and from "search results" select **"Administrators"**, then click OK, OK again, then Apply, hit OK, and hit OK one last time to close the //ShellFolder// Permissions box.
-=== Step 3 ===
+** Step 3**
 With step 2 completed, we can now change the settings to remove quick access from File Explorer.
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 Inside **"ShellFolder"**, double-click //Attributes//, and change data value from **a0100000** to **a0600000**, and click OK.
-=== Step 4 ===
+** Step 4**
 You can now either restart Windows 10 or open the Task Manager, find and select Windows Explorer, and click Restart from bottom-right corner.