Windows 10: Show File Explorer FOLDER NAMES in Taskbar instead of PREVIEWS with truncated paths? -...

In Windows 7 Pro, when you have more folders open than will fit in the taskbar the folder names all get collapsed into the File Explorer icon in the taskbar and when you click the File Explorer icon in the taskbar the list of open folder names pop up into a vertical menu list of folder names from which you could choose a folder.


In Windows 10, the list of folder names has been replaced by the folder Previews which shows the beginning of the folder path for example, C:\Users\B... - but it does not show all of the actual open folder names unless you roll over each preview one at a time to see the full path with folder name. Very slow and inefficient since you can't just see the folder names all at a glance. : I'd like to see the name of the folder that is open.


Is there a way to show either show...


1. The File Explorer LIST of Folder Names like in Windows 7 instead of folder PREVIEWS of the open folders?


or


2. Show the open Folder Names instead of the beginning of the path... by default without having to roll over each preview one at a time? I don't mind the horizontal list of Previews as long as long as I could see all the folder names at a glance in the title bar of each preview.


Thanks in advance for any insights/tips.

:)

 

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.

 

Want to get rid of thumbnail preview in Windows 10 on combined taskbar icons. Just want path/file names in popup list.

Thanx!!!

It worked. However, the width of the list is not wide enough as I have longer path names. I will try setting the MinThumbSizePx
to a different value. Perhaps, the width of the path string is the the size of the path string on the thumbnail. Unless of course there is a way to extend the width of the list to show a longer path string.

 

Suggestion – File explorer (to show path name)

That I hope when one would click the icon “Copy to”, that in showing the list of folders where you want the file/s to be copied to, that it would also show the path to which the folder is located and not just the folder name.
Because right now, I would only rely on the icon and the folder’s location on the listing that appears, to know that it’s indeed the folder where I want the files to be copied to.

Like as shown in this screencopy, that I would only base on the icon appearance and its location in the list to know that is the folder where I want my files to be copied to.