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Discus and support How to Permanently Remove "Productivity" and "Explore" Sections from Windows 10 Start Menu... in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Sup Y'all! I'M BACK AGAIN. Been a minute. I'm running Windows 10 Pro Version 22H2, OS Build 19045.5487 and I have a really annoying issue with the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by PresentTense, Feb 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM.

  1. PRESENTTENSE
    PresentTense Win User

    How to Permanently Remove "Productivity" and "Explore" Sections from Windows 10 Start Menu...


    Sup Y'all! I'M BACK AGAIN. Been a minute. I'm running Windows 10 Pro Version 22H2, OS Build 19045.5487 and I have a really annoying issue with the Start menu. No matter what I do, the "Productivity" and "Explore" sections keep reappearing every time I restart my PC after trying tweaks.What I’ve Tried:Unpinning Apps IndividuallyI right-clicked on all tiles under Productivity and Explore and selected "Unpin from Start." THIS DID NOT WORK SINCE I CAN'T SEE AN OPTION FOR "UNPIN"Disabling Suggested/Auto-Pinned AppsI went to Settings → Personalization → Start and turned off:Show recently added a

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  2. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
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    scevism Win User
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    Jetster Win User

    How to Permanently Remove "Productivity" and "Explore" Sections from Windows 10 Start Menu...

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