How to remove 'Home' and 'Gallery' from Windows 11 File Explorer?
Feb 9
I want this section removed from Windows 11 Explorer:
The registry method to remove the key on [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace_41040327] did not work for me. This method was mentioned on some websites.
I couldn't find any similar question asked about this on Superuser.
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Accepted answer · original discussion
Feb 12
From the article How to Remove Gallery from File Explorer on Windows 11?
To remove Gallery requires removing this registry key using
regedit:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace_41040327{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}
Or in an elevated Command Prompt (cmd) :
reg delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace_41040327\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}
From Add or Remove Home in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 11:
The following .reg file will remove it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"HubMode"=dword:00000001
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace_36354489\{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}]
This will remove Home in the Navigation Pane of Explorer, except in Common Dialog Boxes. To remove it everywhere requires taking ownership over a registry key, and is detailed in the article.
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