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How to *REALLY* completely disable Quick Access in Windows 10?

Please, note:  I do not want to merely disable Quick Access just from File Explorer (this is EASY), I want to completely eliminate any chance of "Quick Access" reappering in any place in Windows 10, I do not want any shortcut of this feature anywhere !!!

The problem is that all "fixes" to remove it make "Quick Access" disappear only from File Explorer, but after a few reboots an annoying "Quick Access" icon appears on the Windows desktop, and that's irritating!


Does anyone have any ideas on how to remove Quick Access forever from anywhere?

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The icon appearing on your Desktop is not normal.

Not sure why everyone ignores the easy way to hide Quick Access. In the registry, navigate to the key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

In the right-hand pane, right-click and create a new DWORD value named 'HubMode' and set its value to 1.

Keith

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Last updated May 18, 2023 Views 10,401 Applies to: