Hide 'Gallery' from navigation pane

File ExplorerMinimum Windows Build: 22000Revertible

Hides the 'Gallery' section from the File Explorer navigation pane.

Code to Apply

Hide 'Gallery' from navigation paneRegistry
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


; Hide Gallery on Navigation Pane for current user

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}]

"System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"=dword:00000000

; Add `Show Gallery` option to File Explorer folder options, with default set to disabled

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\NavPane\ShowGallery]

"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"Id"=dword:0000000d
"RegPath"="Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}"
"Text"="Show Gallery"
"Type"="checkbox"
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"ValueName"="System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"

Code to Revert

Show 'Gallery' from navigation paneRegistry
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


; Show Gallery on Navigation Pane for current user

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}]

"System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"=dword:00000001

; Add `Show Gallery` option to File Explorer folder options, with default set to enabled

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\NavPane\ShowGallery]

"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000001
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"Id"=dword:0000000d
"RegPath"="Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{e88865ea-0e1c-4e20-9aa6-edcd0212c87c}"
"Text"="Show Gallery"
"Type"="checkbox"
"UncheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"ValueName"="System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"

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