Windows 10: Losing active pane in Explorer when switching between views

Hi,I've recently upgraded my laptop to Win 11 and everything seems fine but there is a change to Explorer that is driving my crazy. I might have 3,000 photos in a folder and, in working through them and editing photos as I go, I need to switch between Details view and Extra Large Icons all the time. Firstly, Explorer needs to be in file number sequence although the principle is likely to be the same with other sorting.In Win10 and 8.1, when switching views, the the Pane showing the files will go to the top of the page. To find the file you're working on, simply use a left or right arrow

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preview/details pane in explorer

Hi,

Setting the Preview pane to show or hide in File Explorer will apply to all folders. If you wish to hide the Preview pane in File Explorer, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

• Open File Explorer.
• Tap on View tab.
• Click Preview Pane to view/hide it.

We would appreciate it if you could get back to us and provide us your feedback.

 

Details Pane in not visible in File explorer window

Hello Arafeh,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are not getting the details of the file in File Explorer. We will help you.

I suggest you to refer the below steps and check if it helps.

• Press Windows + E keys, opens the File explorer.
• Click on the View tab in File ribbon.
• Click on the Details Pane. Check if the details are appearing in File explorer after selecting any files.

Follow the below image.



Hope it helps. Keep us posted to help you better.

 

Preview pane not functional / causing system issues

Hi,

We can see here that you're having an issue with using the preview pane for File Explorer. Since using the preview pane affects the CPU usage when trying to view Office files, we could suggest that you changed your File Explorer View setting into the Navigation
pane by performing the following steps:

• Open File Explorer.
• Click on the View tab.
• Select Preview pane to remove it from being highlighted.

Once done, try to open files using Office apps and check if this helps your Surface Pro 4 works fine.

We look forward to your reply.