Policy
Turn off Preview Pane
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.
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / File Explorer / Explorer Frame Pane
Policy ID
3439cbd837d3Internal name
NoReadingPaneRegistry
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HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoReadingPane (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoReadingPane (disabled) = 0Policy notes
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.