How to enhance Windows 11 File Explorer with new Gallery View

Windows 11 has introduced several enhancements to improve user experience, and the new Gallery view for File Explorer is one of them. This modern and visually appealing feature provides a streamlined and immersive way to view and manage your photos and videos.

The new Gallery view offers several advantages over the traditional File Explorer views:

• Larger thumbnails: Easily view your content at a glance with larger and more detailed thumbnails.
• Hidden file names: Enjoy a clutter-free and polished look as file names are hidden by default.
• Chronological sorting: Revisit your memories chronologically as your photos and videos are sorted by creation date.
• Details pane: Access additional information like date taken, file size, and resolution through the Details pane.
• Sharing options: Share your moments directly to social media, email, or other apps with ease.
• OneDrive integration: Seamlessly manage your cloud-based photos and videos as OneDrive integration is built-in.

The new Gallery view for File Explorer is currently not available by default on Windows 11. However, you can enable it using a third-party tool called ViveTool.

In this guide, we will show you how to enable the new Gallery View for File Explorer in Windows 11 using a third-party tool called “ViveTool” created by Rafael Rivera and Lucas on GitHub.

How to enable the new Gallery View for File Explorer in Windows 11

1. Open the GitHub website and download the ViveTool-vx.x.x.zip file.
2. Double-click the zip folder.
3. Click the Extract All button.
4. Click the Extract button.
5. Copy the path to the folder.
6. Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator.
7. Type the following command to navigate to the ViveTool folder > press Enter on the keyboard:

   cd C:\Users\ali6h\Downloads\ViVeTool-v0.3.3.zip

   Remember to change the path with your path.

8. Run the following command to enable the new Gallery View for File Explorer:

   vivetool.exe /enable /id:42970830

9. Restart your computer.
10. Upon restarting, the new Gallery view should be available in File Explorer. You can find it in the left navigation pane under the “Home” option.

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