Explorer Drive View

The new pinstack in Windows 7 is cool but one thing I don't like is the 'library' the default Explorer icon takes you to. To fix this and restore a basic 'drive view' is quite simple;

See Also: Windows Explorer Taskbar Icon - Change Open To Target

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Update the Start Menu Shortcut

Click on the Start Button and type in Windows Explorer.

2. Right click on the shortcut when it appears in the search results and select Properties.

3. On the Shortcut tab, change the target to:

%SystemRoot%explorer.exe /root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

4. Click Ok to save the changes.

Update the TaskBar ShortcutRight click on the Windows Explorer TaskBar icon. Then Right click on the Windows Explorer shortcut in the Jump List and select Properties.

3. On the Shortcut tab, change the target to:

%SystemRoot%explorer.exe /root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

4. Click Ok to save the changes.