Turn off Preview Pane
- Policy ID
- NoReadingPane
- 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
Hides the Preview Pane in File Explorer.
If you enable this policy setting, the Preview Pane in File Explorer is hidden and cannot be turned on by the user.
If you disable, or do not configure this setting, the Preview Pane is hidden by default and can be displayed by the user.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- NoReadingPane-