{"id":174428,"date":"2024-12-02T08:19:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=174428"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:46:23","slug":"remove-home-file-explorer-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/remove-home-file-explorer-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to remove File Explorer Home page on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To remove the Home page on File Explorer, create the <strong>&#8220;HubMode&#8221;<\/strong> Registry key and set its value to <strong>&#8220;1,&#8221;<\/strong> and then delete the <strong>&#8220;{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}&#8221;<\/strong> key inside the<strong> &#8220;NameSpace&#8221;<\/strong> Registry key. Once you complete the steps, restart the file manager to apply the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>, you can remove the <strong>&#8220;Home&#8221;<\/strong> page from File Explorer, and in this guide, I&#8217;ll explain the steps to complete this configuration. The Home page is the default landing page when you open File Explorer, and it provides quick access to your frequently used files and folders, as well as recent files and pinned items.<\/p>\n<p>Although this page can be helpful for many users, some may prefer to use the &#8220;This PC&#8221; page instead. While there is a way to <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/open-file-explorer-this-pc-instead-quick-access-windows-11\/\">change the default startup page on File Explorer<\/a>, it&#8217;s still possible to remove the &#8220;Home&#8221; page completely from the experience in the same way you can <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/remove-gallery-file-explorer-windows-11\/\">remove the <strong>&#8220;Gallery&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/remove-onedrive-file-explorer-windows-11\/\"><strong>&#8220;OneDrive&#8221;<\/strong> pages<\/a> by modifying the Registry.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a>, I will show you the steps to ditch the Home page from File Explorer on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tip-box\"><span><strong>Warning:<\/strong> It&#8217;s crucial to note that modifying the Registry can cause serious problems if not used properly. It&#8217;s assumed you know what you&#8217;re doing and have <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/backup-windows-11-external-usb-drive\/\">created a full backup<\/a> of your system or <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/backup-registry-windows-11\/\">Registry backup<\/a> before proceeding.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Remove Home from File Explorer<\/h2>\n<p>To remove the File Explorer Home page on Windows 11, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Start<\/strong> on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Search for <strong>regedit<\/strong> and click the top result to open the <strong>Registry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Navigate to the following path:<\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click the <strong>Explorer<\/strong> key, select new, and click the <strong>&#8220;DWORD (32-bit)&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-cerate-hubmode.webp?resize=789%2C418&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"HubMode Registry key\" width=\"789\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-cerate-hubmode.webp?w=789&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-cerate-hubmode.webp?resize=300%2C159&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-cerate-hubmode.webp?resize=150%2C79&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Confirm the <strong>HubMode\u00a0<\/strong>name for the key and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click the newly created key and select the <strong>Modify<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Change the value of the HubMode key from <strong>0<\/strong> to <strong>1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-remove-home-explorer.webp?resize=789%2C418&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Registry remove File Explorer Home\" width=\"789\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-remove-home-explorer.webp?w=789&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-remove-home-explorer.webp?resize=300%2C159&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-remove-home-explorer.webp?resize=150%2C79&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Navigate to the following path:<\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Desktop\\NameSpace<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click the <strong>{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}<\/strong> key and select the <strong>Delete<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-delete-namespace.webp?resize=789%2C418&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Registry delete NameSpace key\" width=\"789\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-delete-namespace.webp?w=789&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-delete-namespace.webp?resize=300%2C159&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/regedit-delete-namespace.webp?resize=150%2C79&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Restart the File Explorer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, File Explorer should no longer include the &#8220;Home&#8221; page and default to the &#8220;This PC&#8221; page or the page you configured as the default. If the page is still showing, you may want to double-check the instructions and restart the computer.<\/p>\n<p>Although the page will no longer be available in the file manager, you may still find the <strong>&#8220;Home&#8221;<\/strong> entry in the <strong>&#8220;Folder Options&#8221;<\/strong> settings, but it won&#8217;t work until you restore the Registry settings.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to undo the changes, you can follow the same instructions, but in <strong>step 4<\/strong>, right-click the <strong>&#8220;HubMode&#8221;<\/strong> key and choose the <strong>&#8220;Delete&#8221;<\/strong> option. Then skip to <strong>step 9<\/strong>, right-click the <strong>&#8220;NameSpace&#8221;<\/strong> key, choose <strong>&#8220;New,&#8221;<\/strong> select the <strong>&#8220;Key&#8221;<\/strong> option, confirm the <code>{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}<\/code> key, and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>. Finally, right-click the <strong>&#8220;Default&#8221;<\/strong> string (inside the <strong>{f874310e-b6b7-47dc-bc84-b9e6b38f5903}<\/strong> key) and change the value to <code>CLSID_MSGraphHomeFolder<\/code> and click the <strong>&#8220;OK&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File Explorer lets you remove the Home page, but you have to use the Registry. 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