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Remove Home From Navigation Pane in File Explorer [2 Easy Ways]
Use the Registry Editor for concrete changes
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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The File Explorer in Windows 11 received a major overhaul and now offers a friendlier user interface. Among these changes was the introduction of OneDrive and the Home icon in the left pane. But you can remove the Home from the Windows 11 File Explorer.
As a matter of fact, users can also remove the OneDrive entry. Simply unlink the OneDrive account, and it should be gone. But things aren’t as simple with theHometab in Quick Access, though you can still remove it. Keep reading to find out the methods!
How do I remove the Home icon from File Explorer in Windows 11?
1. Add the HubMode DWORD in the Registry
Creating theHubModeDWORD and deleting the registry file related to theHomeGroupfeature will alsoremove the Quick Access feature from File Explorer in Windows 11.
2. Modify Attributes
Though slightly complex, modifying theAttributesDWORD will remove theHometab in File Explorer on Windows 11 for good.
And if you find the Windows 11 File Explorer’s Home crashing, it’s likely thecorrupted system filesto blame. In this case,running the DISM commandsand theSFC scanshould fix things.
How do I change icons in File Explorer’s Navigation Pane?
Now that you know how to remove theHometab from the navigation pane in Windows 11, there are a few othercustomizations to speed up File Exploreryou might be interested in.
And for enhanced clarity and better sorting of frequent folders and files, you might want todisable grouping in File Explorer.
Do not forget to share whether the steps worked and any more methods you may be aware of, in the comments section below.
More about the topics:File Explorer,quick access,Windows 11
Kazim Ali Alvi
Windows Hardware Expert
Kazim has always been fond of technology, be it scrolling through the settings on his iPhone, Android device, or Windows PC. He’s specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
Long-time Windows user, Kazim is ready to provide a solution for your every software & hardware error on Windows 11, Windows 10 and any previous iteration. He’s also one of our experts in Networking & Security.
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Kazim is specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
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