Policy
Turn on or off details pane
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
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.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Configure details pane ID PreviewPane_Dropdownlist_Box | enum | Path Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Value name NoPreviewPane Type REG_DWORD | Options: Always hide (1), Always show (2) |