Solved Adding Columns in a folder

xpac5896 · Jan 19, 2022

I want to add columns in some of my folders but I have no clue how to do it. I've Googled this question and I've found that you are supposed to click on any column header and a drop-down box should appear and you can add them that way but you must be in View>Details which I am in. Needless to say, it doesn't work. I've looked in all the top ribbon details and adding columns does not appear in any of them. The version of Win 11 I am running is 21H2, OS Build 22000.434, Edition: Windows 11 Pro. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Brink · Jan 19, 2022

Hello xpac5896,

You should be able to right click on a column title to see the menu to select "More" details.

The tutorial below can help show you what this will look like.

Change Size of Columns Width for Folder in Windows 11 File Explorer Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to change the size of columns width for a folder in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11. When you are using a details layout view for a folder, all items in the folder will be displayed by details in columns. You can change the width of specific or all...

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idgat · Jan 20, 2022

Right-click on the title heading of any column "Name", "Date Modified", "Type", etc

xpac5896 · Jan 20, 2022

Hey, guys I really appreciate the help. Realizing Win 11 is new, gotta find out how to do things all over again. I think they should have stayed with the Win 10 ribbon for files but I guess change is inevitable. Thanks again.

Ghot · Jan 20, 2022

xpac5896 said:
Hey, guys I really appreciate the help. Realizing Win 11 is new, gotta find out how to do things all over again. I think they should have stayed with the Win 10 ribbon for files but I guess change is inevitable. Thanks again.

You can change back to the Windows 10 ribbon bar, easily... among other tweaks.
The 2nd tweak here, will give you the Win 10 ribbon bar...

Windows 11 Tweaks - Leader Board.

These are tweaks I've seen asked for... many times. They are collected here for easy access. All of these and more can be found in the Eleven Forum Tutorials Make sure to read the "notes" in the various tutorials. App Removals Completely remove Widgets...

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I've already used the tweak to get the Win 10 ribbon bar.
Anyway.. just right click where the RED dot is... (works in any folder or on any drive)