Set File Explorer to Open to Your Preferred Folder By default, File Explorer opens to the Home folder containing Quick Access, Favorites, and Recent Items sections.

Learn to always open desktop folders and external folder links in new tab of File Explorer in Windows 11/10 using Folder Options and Regedit.

Choose the This PC option from the Open File Explorer to drop down menu. As helpful as it may be to get File Explorer to display This PC by default, there is one more trick that I want to show you.