Either way you want to go, you can certainly make File Explorer more useful by pinning a few folders for quick access later.

  1. From the taskbar, type File Explorer in the search box. You can also search from inside the Start menu if you’ve previously disabled Cortana’s Desktop search field.
  2. Click on File Explorer to open a window. 
  3. Click This PC in the left navigation pane to locate your drives.
  4. Select the drive you want to pin.
  5. Click Pin to Quick Access on the menu bar. Credit: Microsoft

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