Windows 10: Details pane - Add to Context Menu in Windows 10

How to: Details pane - Add to Context Menu in Windows 10


Information The details pane shows you see the most common properties associated with the selected file. File properties provide more detailed info about a file, such as the author, the date you last changed the file, and any descriptive tags you might have added to the file.

By default, you can click/tap on Details pane from the View tab in the ribbon of File Explorer to quickly toggle to show or hide the details pane in File Explorer.

This tutorial will show you how to add Details pane to the context menu in File Explorer for all users to quickly toggle the details pane in Windows 10.

While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the context menu, all users will be able to use the context menu.


Note Setting the details pane to show or hide in File Explorer is a global setting that is applied to all folders, and not just in the current folder.

You can drag the left border of the details pane left and right to increase or decrease its width in File Explorer.

If you set the details pane to show, then it will replace the preview pane if it is currently showing.

If you turn off thumbnail previews in File Explorer, image files will also not show a preview in the details pane.

EXAMPLE: "Details pane" context menu








Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add "Details pane" to Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Details_pane_to_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Remove "Details pane" from Context Menu
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Details_pane_from_context_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.



That's it,
Shawn


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The line below is for the initial default icon.

"Icon"="shell32.dll,-16814"

The line below is responsible for the check mark when turned on.

"PaneID"="{43abf98b-89b8-472d-b9ce-e69b8229f019}"