Windows 11 Change File Explorer Default View

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Here's a quick tip on how to change what Windows 11 File Explorer's display when it's launched. As with earlier versions, Windows 11 comes with File Explorer displaying your default folders and recent files. You can easily change it to show your disk drives by default. You can even customize other sections as well so when you open your File Explorer, it's just like you want.

 

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