How to enable the new Details Pane in File Explorer using Dark Mode in Windows 11

In previous versions, the new details pane was introduced by Microsoft in File Explorer for Windows 11. This new details pane only works in the light theme and not in Windows’ dark mode. In dark mode, File Explorer crashes and most features and settings don't work. In Windows 11 Build 25281, this new feature of the Details Pane has been improved to work with Windows Dark Mode.

In this article, we have provided detailed steps on how to enable the new details pane feature in File Explorer using dark mode in Windows 11 25281. Continue reading this article to learn more.

Enable the new details pane in File Explorer using dark mode

Step 1. Click this link to go to the download page on GitHub for ViVeTool, an application that helps enable hidden features in Windows.

Step 2. On this page, scroll down to

Assets and download the zip file for the latest version of the tool.

Click

ViVeTool-v0.3.2.zip and save the file to a folder in your system.

Step 3. Go to the folder containing the downloaded zip file.

Right-click on this archive file and select

Extract All...

Step 4. In the

"Extract to " window, click the "Browse" button.

Locate

System32 on your PC. Typically, it is C:\Windows\System32.

After selecting the path, click "

Extract".

Step 5. Now, press

Windows R to open Run.

Type

cmd and then press Ctrl Shift Enter to run Command Prompt as administrator.

When

User Account Control prompts for permissions, click "Yes".

Step 6. In the command prompt, copy and paste the following commands to provide administrative rights to

ViVeTool.

vivetool /enable /id:38613007

Step 7.

Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

Step 8. After the system boots, you can see the

New Details Pane in File Explorer in Windows 11.

In

File Explorer, click the "View –>Show –>Details" pane.

Step 9. You'll notice that the

New Details pane is available in dark mode.

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