Given how limited the preview pane already feels in Windows 10, even adding just two more file types feels like a huge improvement.

Download Preview Handler Association Editor to enable Windows Explorer preview pane in Windows 11/10. The tool lets you preview EML and other file types files in Windows File Explorer.

But in my tests, setting Adobe Reader as the default program robbed PDF Preview of the ability to show thumbnails, although it could still use Windows Explorer’s preview pane.

Windows offers three panes in File Explorer: the navigation pane, the preview pane, and the details pane. The navigation pane on the left sidebar allows you to easily browse through folders and is ...

In Windows 10 and 11, you can enable it by opening File Explorer, clicking the View menu, and selecting Preview pane. Once enabled, you can click a file to see its contents displayed in the pane.

What you need to know Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 preview build for Insiders in the Dev Channel. Today's build is 23451 and includes a modern details pane in the File Explorer. There ...

The Windows Explorer file management application in Windows 7 includes a preview pane that you can use to view the contents image files and other files on your hard drive.

Microsoft notes that the new File Explorer features are rolling out in waves, meaning even after you install the preview build, you may not see the new tabs interface right away.