Windows 10 and Windows 11 offer a feature in File Explorer that gives you quick access to your most frequently used folders and recently used files. Let's check out how it works.

Quick Access: An upgraded Favorites section for the new File Explorer.

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Quick access gives you faster navigation to your most frequent folders and files, and here's how to customize the feature on Windows 10.

Set File Explorer to Open to Your Preferred Folder By default, File Explorer opens to the Home folder containing Quick Access, Favorites, and Recent Items sections.

You can make Windows File Explorer open to This PC, instead of Quick Access in Windows 11/10, using GPO< File Explorer Options or REGEDIT.

With the right code and edits to the Registry File, you can add access to the Control Panel directly into Windows 11 File Explorer.