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Let’s have a look at these steps in detail. Once you have done this, follow these steps to disable the preview pane:
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Pro and Enterprise edition users don’t need to do this as Group Policy Editor is already present there. If you are a home edition user of Windows 11/10 OS, then first, you have to add Group Policy Editor to Home edition of your computer so that you can use this option. 1] Disable Preview Pane in File Explorer using Group Policy Editor To disable the preview pane in File Explorer, you can take the help of two native features of Windows 11/10 OS. How to disable Preview Pane in File Explorer of Windows 11/10 Do not worry as you can also re-enable the preview pane for File Explorer whenever needed.
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Also, the hotkey ( Alt+P) to turn on/off the preview pane won’t work. Once you have disabled the preview pane, its option to turning it on will be removed. However, if you don’t want to use the preview pane and need to disable it, this post is helpful. You can also increase/decrease the size of the preview pane as per your needs. There are multiple ways to turn on or show the preview pane for File Explorer to preview supported files on the right section. The preview pane in File Explorer helps you preview a selected image, TXT file, PDF document, etc. In this article, we will show you how to disable the preview pane in File Explorer on Windows 11/10 computer if you do not use it.
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