After you unchecked the box, you will need to left click or tap on the “Apply” button situated right at the bottom of the “Folder options” window.
Note: If you are interested in disabling the frequently used folders feature you will only have to uncheck the box next to the “Show frequently used folders in Quick Access” feature.
Uncheck the box next to the “Show recently used files in Quick Access:” feature presented there.
Under the General tab locate the “Privacy” topic situated in the lower side of this window.
Left click or tap on the “General” tab situated in the upper side of the “Folder options” window.
The Folder Options window should pop up.
Now from the “File” menu, left click or tap on the “Change Folder and search options” feature.
Left click or tap on the “File” feature that is situated in the upper left side of the File Explorer window.
From the Start menu of your Windows 10 operating system, you will need to left click or tap on the “File Explorer” feature to open it.
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