Windows 10: Open Explorer with My Computer instead of quick access - how it works

If you start the Explorer under Windows 10, the quick access opens automatically. If you want to see the workstation with your hard drives and connected devices instead, you have to change some settings.

Open Windows Explorer with My Computer instead of Quick Access

While in previous versions of Windows, the workplace was the start page of Windows Explorer, it is the quick access in Windows 10. There you will find the most frequently used files and folders. You can change the start page at any time:

1. Open Windows Explorer. The quickest way is with the key combination [Windows] + [E].
2. In the top right click on the entry "View" and there on "Options".
3. In the new window, select "This PC" under "Open File Explorer for".
4. When you save your settings with "OK", Explorer will always start with the workstation.

As in older versions of Windows, you can customize the Explorer in Windows 10. In another article, we reveal how you can display the file extensions, for example.