If File Explorer Preview for PDF is not working or displaying correctly and shows ‘INDEX OF…’ under Network folders, here's what you need to do.

The Preview Pane add-on offers a way to view more types of files without having to open them. Learn how to use this helpful tool.

There are plenty of File Explorer alternatives for Windows 11, but really, you don't need them. And with PowerToys, you can make it even better.

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.

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

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The new preview is also removing several power-user-oriented settings away from the File Explorer's Folder Options menu, most of which have been around for decades.