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How to display extra informatin in Tool Tip in Windows 11 File Explorer

Anonymous
2024-08-15T01:30:18+00:00

How do I apply a definition from the Windows Property System to displayb extra info in Tool Tips on files and folders in Windows 11 File Explorer?

I have this:

And I'd like the text in Comments to appear also:

I found this 'How to Customize the Info Tip in Windows File Explorer' YouTube by World of OSes that points to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations[.ext] to edit InfoTip value. I couldn't find HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations, but I could find Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\

  1. [Win]+[R], type ‘regedit’, [OK], [Yes], then navigate to
    Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations[.ext] to customize.
  2. Double-click on the InfoTip value, go to the end of the string, add a semicolon, then type the name of the property to add (e.g. “System.DateModified”), then [OK].
  3. It now shows date modified in the info tip.

I went to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations.jpeg and changed

prop:System.ItemType;System.Photo.DateTaken;System.Keywords;*System.Photo.PeopleNames;System.Rating;*System.Image.Dimensions;*System.Size;System.Title to add at the end:

prop:System.ItemType;System.Photo.DateTaken;System.Keywords;*System.Photo.PeopleNames;System.Rating;*System.Image.Dimensions;*System.Size;System.Title***;"System.Comment"***

and also tried

prop:System.ItemType;System.Photo.DateTaken;System.Keywords;*System.Photo.PeopleNames;System.Rating;*System.Image.Dimensions;*System.Size;System.Title***;*System.Comment***

and

prop:System.ItemType;System.Photo.DateTaken;System.Keywords;*System.Photo.PeopleNames;System.Rating;*System.Image.Dimensions;*System.Size;System.Title***;System.Comment***

but ToolTips still does not show the Comment.

I also tried at Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations.jpg but nada!

So some help here please?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Ramesh Srinivasan 79,300 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-08-15T04:07:56+00:00

    Hi Wad, This is Ramesh.

    The following worked fine when I tested here:

    prop:System.ItemType;System.Photo.DateTaken;System.Keywords;*System.Photo.PeopleNames;System.Rating;*System.Image.Dimensions;*System.Size;System.Title;System.Comment

    Have you tried restarting the Explorer shell after modifying that entry? Or log off and log back in.

    Also, test with another JPG file that has the comments metadata.

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