I need Explorer to show more information about .OGG files

I have a not insignificantly sized library of music with a wide array of file types gathered over many years. This wasn't an issue on my old PC, but I recently got a brand new one, to my annoyance I had to grapple with issues I'd dealt with long ago, issues like explorer beefing it when I so much as look at an OGG file.
(Uninstalled Windows' Web Media Extensions, if you're wondering, Web Media Extensions by Microsoft Windows completely cripples operation of my computer when I interact with an OGG file, always has, across multiple machines)

The files can now be interacted with normally, however, despite very much having additional metadata, which I painstakingly filled in for over 100 files a while back, it doesn't appear in explorer.



In the name of due diligence I researched this issue at least a little bit, there were some open source downloads suggested that didn't appear to do anything, such as "Taglib Property Handler" which I had only a faint hope would work anyways, given it's from 2013. Is there just something fundamentally different about Windows 11's explorer that makes it terrible or what?

The only time I encountered .ogg files was on my Linux Mint computer when I Ripped an audio CD, had to later Rip again but to .mp3.

EDIT: Looking back I see I forgot to mention the program on Linux I used, it was Rhythmbox.

Hi, how much detail do you need? (This is what I have set up in Win 10)

I've added file handler properties using a free program 'File Meta Association Manager' for convenience.

Try this one:
Softpointer - AudioShell 2

It supports a lot of formats and is a Shell Extension so Explorer will be able to let you see all you need to see for multiple different audio formats. It is a lot more than just that though...you can even edit tags for one or even multiple files at once...

If properly Ripped this is what I get, if not done properly I get only Track 00 for the song title:

If you click in a field there, can you modify it?
(See mine above for an example).

Aeri said:

Uninstalled Windows' Web Media Extensions, if you're wondering, Web Media Extensions by Microsoft Windows completely cripples operation of my computer when I interact with an OGG file, always has, across multiple machines

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Yeah, it crashes Explorer for many users.

Directory Opus can show this in the full version. Not sure in the free version.

dalchina said:

If you click in a field there, can you modify it?
(See mine above for an example).

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I have been able to change things on some files like song title, album if known, artist, etc.

I have 15 fields in Properties, Details I can change, but only 5 in f. explorer, Details pane.
22 with AudioShell enabled in Properties, Details, but only 8 in f. explorer, Details pane.

SlicEnDicE said:

Try this one:
Softpointer - AudioShell 2

It supports a lot of formats and is a Shell Extension so Explorer will be able to let you see all you need to see for multiple different audio formats. It is a lot more than just that though...you can even edit tags for one or even multiple files at once...

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AudioShell seemed like it might work and then actually just made things worse(?) It literally works for like, ONE file, explorer now sort of hangs loading the folder. I closed Explorer and restarted it and it did a few more. Is this some kind of cache thing? (Note: I followed instructions on Audioshell's website about editing a registry key to let it do its thing with OGG files). May have to revert.


This also had the side effect of breaking other previews

Berton said:

The only time I encountered .ogg files was on my Linux Mint computer when I Ripped an audio CD, had to later Rip again but to .mp3.

EDIT: Looking back I see I forgot to mention the program on Linux I used, it was Rhythmbox.

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They're common in certain video game soundtracks as they're stored in the game's internal files, which comes up if a game does not release an official soundtrack that you can actually buy properly (and, well, any other sound the game uses I suppose). Also very old games (and some others) use them. Such as Minecraft and Space Station 13.

I use more OGG files than most users, probably.

I swear Windows 10 did this with no problems though, not sure what they've gone and messed up.

No acknowledgement of my post so I'm out., Unsubscribed.