Windows 11's new File Explorer Details pane regression: Metadata is not editable.

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as the title states: Windows 11's new File Explorer Details pane regression Metadata is not editable.

I utilize the details pane constantly and now I can no longer edit the comments through it. I have to open the properties on each individual item and go along so slowly it's frustrating. Is there a way to expand the Details pane for the entire 'details' to show? This is upsetting to musicians and photographers as well, as the pane is also used for watermarking and as one disgruntled user wrote 'I catalogue a lot of photos and being able to quickly edit the Date Taken field for multiple images at once was a real time saver. They've ruined this actual useful functionality' So I'm not the only one who NEEDS this function back...

I have a massive number of documents, photos etc., that I need the source for when accessed. I use the details pane in the file manager / Comments to label them with detailed source information. Now I have to open and do this with each single photo? Multiple pages of Wills, Land Grants and the like?!?!

I am in such HATE now that I've found this thread and no longer think I'm going crazy. We need the OLD way or a workaround.

Media: Just in ONE tree: 12,800 and I know I'm on the bottom of any list of media users

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Les Ferch 10,361 Volunteer Moderator

While the latest release of Explorer in Windows 11 does not support editing the properties in the Details pane, you can still edit the properties for multiple files via right-click Properties. You don't have to edit the files one at a time. Just select multiple files, as you always have, and, instead of going to the Details pane, right-click on any one of the selected items and choose Properties (or press Alt-Enter), edit the properties and it will apply to all of the selected files.

Whether Microsoft will bring back the ability to edit properties in the Details pane remains to be seen.

After KB5034204 is installed, the previous methods that were available to restore the old Details pane no longer work. Currently, the only known way to get the old Details pane, is to launch the old Windows 10 Explorer via the Control Panel or by using a small launcher program, such as OldExplorer.

Alternative:

You can use the free tool OldNewExplorer to add the Windows 7 style details pane to the bottom of the Explorer window. This restores the ability to directly edit file properties, albeit in a different orientation.

Here's a screenshot:

The paid program StartAllBack (from the same author) provides the same option plus other features.

Also see SwitchExplorer if you want a free, minimalist method to switch Explorer to the Windows 10 version.

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Anonymous

Hello, Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Thanks for your feedback, I understand your frustration with the new File Explorer Details pane in Windows 11. Unfortunately, the ability to edit metadata directly from the Details pane has been removed in the new version. However, you can still edit metadata by opening the Properties dialog box for each file or folder.

Microsoft attaches great importance to user experience, you can submit your ideas and suggestions through the Feedback Hub, and the development team will regularly review submissions for ideas or fixes.

Please share the feedback link here after submitting as it will allow others on the forum to vote for your submission, including me. More votes will lead to more visibility and higher priority to the development team.

Lugoo Bei | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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Anonymous

2024-09-21T07:03:06+00:00

I take your point about audio quality with lossless, will try flac. Lots of music to convert though ….
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Anonymous

2024-09-22T18:19:19+00:00
you made me lough hard when said "t is hard to imagine someone sitting in a room and saying to themselves, "This is an improvement! Users will love this!"

i m working with Microsoft for more than 20 years and was a Gold partner for a while..

the last thing in their mind is you the user / customer and or the partner

once they moved to office 365 and the cloud their entire attitude became worse than the Archaic OLD IBM.

they and only they decide what you need and if you need it and if you will ever get it.

Bugs fixes takes forever.

they don't mind creating bugs while changing features and never fix them.

they completely ditched millions upon millions of customers / users and leave them hang dry with no consequences.

they are worse than Ford that used to say "you can buy any ford T you want as long as it model T and black!!!!"

the best solution is.
1. stop using their platform.
2. develop software and applications that do not work on windows 11.
3. never develop Applications / solutions that works on Azure.
4. never recommend your customers to even come close to their products.
then and only then, they may Learn.

as someone who work in corporate America for close to 20 years they have a simple rule, they start care when the Percent Churn is >= New subscribers
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Anonymous

2024-10-16T07:11:45+00:00

When you right click an image in Explorer - properties - details - Title or Subject - then you can add text and this can be the text that will show in the inbuilt Microsoft photo viewer when you click the (i) and the three horizontal bars that are Description. It is very convenient in photo viewer to add the description beside the photo, and the amount of text is not limited when I use local HD storage BUT when I upload to OneDrive, that image has text deleted if text is more than 200 characters. How can I make OneDrive save image - description/property details text of more than 200 characters?
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