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Windows File Explorer Improvements by Removing Sections
This tutorial by Rob LeFebvre explains how to remove unwanted sections, including Home, Gallery, and OneDrive, from the Windows 11 File Explorer navigation pane. Since no built-in toggles exist in Settings, the guide walks through targeted Windows Registry edits to cleanly hide each section.
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Summary
This tutorial by Rob LeFebvre explains how to remove unwanted sections, including Home, Gallery, and OneDrive, from the Windows 11 File Explorer navigation pane. Since no built-in toggles exist in Settings, the guide walks through targeted Windows Registry edits to cleanly hide each section.
Tags
windows-11 · file-explorer · registry-editor · onedrive · navigation-pane · customization · how-to
Key entities
Rob LeFebvre (person, 1) · MakeUseOf (organization, 1) · Microsoft (organization, 0.98) · Windows 11 (technology, 1) · File Explorer (technology, 1) · OneDrive (technology, 1) · Registry Editor (technology, 0.97) · Lifewire (organization, 0.85) · Engadget (organization, 0.85) · Cult of Mac (organization, 0.85)
Classification
tutorial · language en · status final
Provenance
claude-sonnet-4-6 via @stacklist/mcp-server@2.0.0, confidence 0.85, 4 Aug 2026