Windows 10: Quickest method of clearly automatically pinned quick access folders?

So for a project I was doing that involved several hundred version of a particular set of files, I used CMD to batch create a bunch of folders and process the files within them.At some point I logged out and when I logged back in all these folders got pinned into quicks acces...... somehowHow do I clear this without clearing anything I manually added there?

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Explorer Quick access automatic pins

Quick Access doesn't automatically pin items, but by default it does automatically list (unpinned) your recently used files and frequently used folders. Either or both these can be turned off, while still allowing you to use Quick Access and pin items there yourself.

Add or Remove Recent Files from Quick Access in Windows 10
Add or Remove Frequent folders from Quick access in Windows 10

Pin or Unpin Quick Access Locations in Windows 10

 

Quick Access bar

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We would be glad to help you with the issue you are facing today. I understand the difficulty.

Remove items from Quick access.

I would suggest you to follow the below steps.

• Right click on the file or folder.
• Select the option “unpin from the quick access”

To pin items to an item already on the quick access bar.

Follow the below steps.

I would suggest you to create folder in the desktop screen & place all the files or folder which need to pin to the quick access.

• Open the quick access.
• Select the Desktop option.
• Right click on the folder & select the option “pin to quick access”

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.



Thank you.

 

Explorer Quick access automatic pins, revisited

Should be!
Also, open Explorer to This PC and pin your desired folders to Quick Access...





My desirably clean and uncluttered Navigation Pane...





Incidentally, your self-pins, and only those, will also be accessible from Taskbar Jump List...