Creating and modifying metadata in Windows 11 File Explorer

Question

In the Windows 10 File Explorer with the Details pane showing, I can select multiple JPG files and edit metadata like Title for all of them.
In Windows 11, when I try that, the Details pane says
"Select a single file to get more information and share your cloud content."
And even if I do select a single file, I have to open a Properties window to modify the title; the Explorer Details pane is read-only.
How can I get back the ability that exists in Windows 10?

Answer 1

Looks good! A couple questions:

> Right-click OldExplorer.exe, select Properties, check Unblock, and click OK.

I don't see that checkbox; not sure if it matters.

And what does the "Compatibility" tab option in Properties mean

"Register this program for restart"?

With most browsers, when you download to an NTFS volume, the executable files will be marked as "blocked". If you don't see an unblock checkbox it could be because your browser does do that or because the file was downloaded to a non-NTFS volume. So, short answer, it doesn't matter.

The "Register this program for restart" option in Compatibility tab will appear for all exe files. It's not applicable in this case. It's something one may use for a program that needs to be running all the time in the background.

Answer 2

Thanks! That sounds worth, er, exploring. I'm thinking it could be added to the context menu for folders, yes?

Yes, OldExplorer could be launched via a context menu item for folders. That could be added with a simple registry entry for the classic context menu. It would require using the app Custom Context Menu to add it to the new context menu.

The Windows 7 style metadata editing pane just appears for either the old or new Explorer, so no context menu needed with that solution.

Answer 3

Looks good! A couple questions:

> Right-click OldExplorer.exe, select Properties, check Unblock, and click OK.

I don't see that checkbox; not sure if it matters.

And what does the "Compatibility" tab option in Properties mean

"Register this program for restart"?

Answer 4

Thanks again! Very handy; I think I will add it to the folder context menu.