Removing File Explorer categories - How?


  1. bobhurd
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    Removing File Explorer categories - How?


    How do you get rid of these annoying categories in file explorer, I did it on one windows 10 Pro 20H2 installation but I'm building another and I forgot how... see picture (the circled items):
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  3. dalchina
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    Hi, try View, Group By, None.
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  4. bobhurd
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    Thanks! I didn't see that until I did a group by name. Then the "None" selection appeared.

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