Group Policy to Disable Quick Access in Windows 10

[talksr]

Hi there,

 

Has anyone managed to set their client Windows 10 systems to open My Computer in Explorer by default rather than Quick access?

 

On a standalone computer, you would open Explorer, click View>Options and then change Open File Explorer to: This PC from Quick access.

 

I found the following online, however, when adding new registry properties to a new group policy, I am unable to find the CLSID folder within the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\

 

 

Would be grateful of any help on this.

[v01d]

Create a registry entry under Computer Config -> Preferences -> Windows Settings -> Registry

Keypath: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Value name: LaunchTo
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 1

Edited December 15, 2017 by v01d

[talksr]

Create a registry entry under Computer Config -> Preferences -> Windows Settings -> Registry

Keypath: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Value name: LaunchTo
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 1

 

 

 

Thanks very much for the help with this. I followed through what you put, here are my settings, but this doesn't seem to be working. Have I put it in wrong somehow?

 

 

 

The only thing I couldn't see was the Hexadecimal or Decimal radio buttons. They were not visible on my Group Policy. I am on a 2016 server.

Edited December 15, 2017 by talksr

[3s-gtech]

Needs to be REG_DWORD, not REG_SZ.

[talksr]

Needs to be REG_DWORD, not REG_SZ.

 

Well spotted. Thanks, that is perfect, it works just as I needed.

[Mujja]

If anyone needs the Registry settings to hide "Quick Access" and "Network" in File Explorer let me know and I'll post the setings.

[Mujja]

Had a request via PM to add the settings to hide "Quick Access" and "Network" in File Explorer.

 

First you need to change permissions on the "Quick Access" and "Network" ShellFolders to allow the values to be modified.

 

For "Quick Access"
1. [color=#000000][font=arial]Computer Configuration/Policies/Windows Settings/Security Settings
2. Open Registry
3. Add Key...
4. Select "[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial]CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder"
[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial]5. Edit Security and add "[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial]NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users" with "Full Control"[/font][/color]

For "Network"
1. [color=#000000][font=arial]Computer Configuration/Policies/Windows Settings/Security Settings
2. Open Registry
3. Add Key...
4. Select "[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial]CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder"[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial]
[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial]5. Edit Security and add "[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial]NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users" with "Full Control"[/font][/color]

 

 

Next, set File Explorer to default to "This PC" otherwise once "Quick Access" is hidden you won't be able to launch File Explorer.

 

Launch "This PC"
1. [color=#000000][font=arial]Computer Configuration/Preferences/Windows Settings/Registry
[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial]2. New Registry Item[/font][/color]

[indent]Hive[/indent]


[indent=2]HKEY_CURRENT_USER[/indent]


[indent]Key path[/indent]


[indent=2]Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced[/indent]


[indent]Value name[/indent]


[indent=2]LaunchTo[/indent]


[indent]Value type[/indent]


[indent=2]REG_DWORD[/indent]


[indent]Value data[/indent]


[indent=2]0x1 (1)[/indent]

 

 

Now we can hide "Quick Access"

 

Hide "This PC"
1. [color=#000000][font=arial]Computer Configuration/Preferences/Windows Settings/Registry
[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial]2. New Registry Item[/font][/color]

[indent]Hive[/indent]


[indent=2]HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT[/indent]


[indent]Key path[/indent]


[indent=2]CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder[/indent]


[indent]Value name[/indent]


[indent=2]Attributes[/indent]


[indent]Value type[/indent]


[indent=2]REG_DWORD[/indent]


[indent]Value data[/indent]


[indent=2]0xB0940064[/indent]

 

And finally hide "Network"

 

Hide "Network"
1. [color=#000000][font=arial]Computer Configuration/Preferences/Windows Settings/Registry
[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial]2. New Registry Item[/font][/color]

[indent]Hive[/indent]


[indent=2]HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT[/indent]


[indent]Key path[/indent]


[indent=2]CLSID\{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}\ShellFolder[/indent]


[indent]Value name[/indent]


[indent=2]Attributes[/indent]


[indent]Value type[/indent]


[indent=2]REG_DWORD[/indent]


[indent]Value data[/indent]


[indent=2]0xA0600000[/indent]