Open My Computer In Expore Mode

In standard way, if you open My Computer, you’ll get the standard sidebar inside it. And I don’t like it because I want to explore entire my computer drives within it. My wish is the side bar is explorer sidebar that contain folders and drives three. Actually, you can do that with click Folder button on toolbar but I don’t want to click it every time I open My Computer. If you have the same problem with me you can try this solution.

If you open My Computer you will get window like this picture:
My Computer's standard view
So, if you like to open My Computer with explore mode rather than standard view, follow these steps:

  1. In My Computer window, click Tools -> Folder Options menu.
    Folder Options
  2. Click File Types tab and find Extensions: [NONE] and File Types: Folder then click it, if it has clicked, click Advanced button.
    File Types NONE
  3. Click Actions: explore and then click Set Default button, click OK button.
    Edit the properties
  4. Close Folder Options window.
  5. Close My Computer window and reopen it and you’ll get explore mode for My Computer.
    Result

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