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How to Show File Explorers Preview Pane on Windows 10

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Its easy to preview files without opening them in Windows 10 thanks to the Preview Pane feature in File Explorer. You can see thumbnails of most images, videos, audio files, and some text-based documents. Heres how to turn it on.

(You may have heard about a security flaw involving the preview pane, but that was fixed on Windows 10 with an update released on April 14, 2020. If you have the latest updates, its safe to use.)

First, open File Explorer. To do so quickly, press Windows+E, or click the folder icon in your taskbar if File Explorer is pinned there. Youll also find File Explorer in your Start menu.

In the menu bar at the top of the File Explorer window, click View.

Find Preview pane in the upper-left region of the toolbar and click on it.

The Preview pane is now activated. Navigate File Explorer to a folder that has documents youd like to preview. When you select a file, you will see its preview thumbnail in the right side of the window.

File Explorer also has a related feature called Details Pane. To turn it on, click View in the Explorer menu bar, then click Details pane in the toolbar (its right next to the Preview pane option).

When you highlight a file with Details pane turned on, you will see a tiny thumbnail (for applicable file times) and some details about the file, such as its size or the date created, in the right portion of the window.

A Keyboard Shortcut for Viewing the Preview and Details Panes

Its also possible to quickly toggle the Preview and Details panes using keyboard shortcuts. Heres how.

• To open or close the preview pane, press Alt+P.
• To open or close the details pane, press Alt+Shift+P.

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Microsofts free PowerToys for Windows 10can add support for additional file types to the Preview Pane, including SVG images and text documents formatted with Markdown.