Explorer in Windows operating systems is the navigation pane or navigation pane between folders on local or external drives. The navigation bar is used to find folders, quickly navigate between them, and manage the location of files and folders.
Disable Windows Explorer
Open the "Computer" library by double-clicking on its shortcut on the desktop with the left mouse button. You can also open this folder by launching the "Start" menu and selecting the "Computer" line on the right side of it.
In the upper left part of the window that opens, expand the list under the "Arrange" button by clicking on the arrow next to it once with the left mouse button. A list of actions on files and options for displaying Windows Explorer windows will open.
In the list that appears, move the mouse cursor over the line "View". An additional list of settings for displaying various window elements will open.
In the additional list, select the "Navigation Pane" line by clicking on it with the left mouse button once. The Navigation Pane (Windows Explorer) will no longer appear on the left side of the window. Also, the navigation bar will not be displayed in all newly opened folders.
General recommendations
Users are advised to remove the navigation area when the monitor screen has a low resolution, which reduces the visibility of folders. This is due to the fact that at a low value of the screen resolution all elements are reflected on it more than at a high resolution, therefore, there are fewer elements per unit of screen area. By removing the navigation bar, the user frees up additional space in the viewport for various items such as files, folders, picture thumbnails, etc.
If you want to increase the viewport in windows, the user does not need to remove the navigation bar completely. It is enough to move the mouse cursor over the right border of the transition area until a double-sided arrow appears and, while holding down the left mouse button, drag the wire border all the way to the right.
You can access the Navigation Pane display settings from any currently open folder. The display settings and the user-defined size of the navigation area are remembered by the system. And in the future, all Explorer settings will be used in all newly opened folders.
In order for the navigation bar (navigation area) to be displayed again, go to the "Arrange" list in the upper left corner of any open folder, hover over the "View" line and check the box next to the "Navigation area" line by left-clicking on it. once. The explorer pane will appear on the left side of the window and will be present in all open windows.
