How to display this list of This PC Windows 10 drives

When you open This PC on Windows 10 there will be no available drives, instead a list of recently opened files.

How to display this list of This PC Windows 10 drives

Usually when opening File Explorer or pressing Windows + E key combination, we will access This PC on Windows 10 or My Computer on Windows 7 or below. However, in some cases on Windows 10 when opening This PC, there is no list of available drives on the computer, such as C drive, E drive, D drive, etc. Instead, the item Recent files will appear with the list of most recently opened files.

This is not a This PC interface but a Quick access window, which is set by Windows 10 by default instead of This PC so users can quickly open previously opened files. This recent files section is not really necessary while the drives on the computer are hidden. So how to display the drives on This Windows 10 Windows PC?

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How to display This PC Windows 10 drives

Step 1:

We access File Explorer on Windows then click on the View tab on the toolbar. Click on Option s at the bottom of the list.

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Step 2:

In the Folder Options interface that appears, at Open File Explorer you click and select This PC . Then click Apply and OK to save the changes.

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Step 3:

Turn off the Quick Access window interface and then access This PC again by clicking the Windows + E key combination or opening File Explorer. List of drives on This PC will show up immediately afterwards.

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Displaying recently opened files on Windows 10 is not necessary in This PC. You should turn them off to get back the list of available drives on your computer.

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