Turn on or off details pane

Policy ID
NoPreviewPane
Scope
User Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Vista
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › File Explorer › Explorer Frame Pane

Description

This policy setting shows or hides the Details Pane in File Explorer.

If you enable this policy setting and configure it to hide the pane, the Details Pane in File Explorer is hidden and cannot be turned on by the user.

If you enable this policy setting and configure it to show the pane, the Details Pane is always visible and cannot be hidden by the user. Note: This has a side effect of not being able to toggle to the Preview Pane since the two cannot be displayed at the same time.

If you disable, or do not configure this policy setting, the Details Pane is hidden by default and can be displayed by the user. This is the default policy setting.

Options

  • Configure details pane
    • Always hide
    • Always show

Registry

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