Disabling c: expansion in explore my computer

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Hi chaps. Is there a way to disable windows explorer (right click start>explore) from automatically expanding the c: drive in the left hand window list of folders? It's really annoying as I virtually never need access to files on the c: drive and am always un-expanding the c: drive so I can see the other drives easily? Is there a registry tweak???

[scurbro69105]

Not sure what you're doing here, when i rt-click the Start button and select Explore it opens at the Start Menu folder.

The best way to tame Windows explorer is to create a shortcut for it on your desktop or even better on the quicklaunch bar then customize it using the command line switches. After you create the shortcut in the location of your choice.. (you easily create a shortcut to it on your desktop by selecting Start, Programs, Accessories, rt-click on "windows explorer" and select "send to.." then "desktop").. find the shortcut you created and rt-click on it, select the Shortcut tab and look for "Target:". The value in this field should be: %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe

Put your command line switches here after explorer.exe For example, I have one that says %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e, C:\

This opens it directly to the C: drive, but you can change the drive letter to anything you prefer. There are several switches available you can use here to further customize how it opens.

If you created this shortcut on the desktop I recommend dragging it down on to the quicklaunch bar for future convenience if you use it a lot.