Bounty: 100
How to remove the grey pin icons from Quick Access in File Explorer in Windows 10?
- So that they are transparent or turned off.
- Use of registry, hack or any means welcome, the simpler the better, prefer not to use a program if possible.
- Means of reverting.
- The only purpose is to decluter the user interface.
- Windows 10 Pro Version 1803
Research:
- The icon is located in: C:WindowsSystem32imageres.dll
- Similar SU post here for Quick Access icon change via registry
- Following on from that, searched through the registry for imageres.dll,-5100
HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCommandStoreshellWindows.PinToHome HKLMSOFTWAREWOW6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCommandStoreshellWindows.PinToHome Explorer Handler {70438d09-456a-4a6f-86fe-1c1a3afc699e} Icon %SystemRoot%System32imageres.dll,-5100 - Have tried editing the icon location as Trusted Installer using PowerRun_x64.exe, to change it to a new transparent icon, such as with .reg file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCommandStoreshellWindows.PinToHome] "Icon"="C:\Settings\Icons\blank.ico" - though no change occurred in file explorer.
PowerRun is a portable freeware to launch regedit.exe , Cmd.exe or other software with the same privileges as the TrustedInstaller / Nt Authority/ System.