Does Windows 8 have a Status Bar to display details of a file?

windows-8

Solution 1:

You need to edit system files.

After you modify the system files, you may have the details pane at the bottom and the preview pane on the right simultaneously.

windows 8 pane - status at bottom

Instructions

  • Copy %WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll and %WinDir%\SysWOW64\shell32.dll to the desktop or to temporary directories.

  • Take ownership of and rename the original shell32.dll files.

    • Save Rename shell32.dll.bat:

      takeown /f "%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll"
icacls "%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll" /grant Administrators:F
ren "%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll" "shell32.dll.bak"

takeown /f "%WinDir%\SysWOW64\shell32.dll"
icacls "%WinDir%\SysWOW64\shell32.dll" /grant Administrators:F
ren "%WinDir%\SysWOW64\shell32.dll" "shell32.dll.bak"

    • Right click on Rename shell32.dll.bat > Run as administrator > Yes.

  • Repeat the following steps for each shell32.dll on the desktop or in temporary directories:

    • Right click on shell32.dll > Properties > For "Attributes", disable "Read-only" > OK.
    • You will need either Resource Hacker, Anolis Resourcer, or Restorator.

    • Resource Hacker

      • File > Open ... > Select the shell32.dll file.

      • UIFILE

        • 3 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:

          <duixml>
<Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="genericlayoutstyle">
<StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
<PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
<PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
</Element>
</PreviewBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
<ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
<ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
<ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
</ViewHost>
</Element>
</Element>
</duixml>

        • 4 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:

          <duixml>
<Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="musiclayoutstyle">
<StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
<PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
<PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
</Element>
</PreviewBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
<ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
<ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="musiclayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
<ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
</ViewHost>
</Element>
</Element>
</duixml>

        • 5 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:

          <duixml>
<Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="photolayoutstyle">
<StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
<PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
<PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
</Element>
</PreviewBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
<ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
<ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="photolayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
<ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
</ViewHost>
</Element>
</Element>
</duixml>

        • 6 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:

          <duixml>
<Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="documentslayoutstyle">
<StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="90rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
<PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
<PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
</Element>
</PreviewBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
<ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
<ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
<ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
</ViewHost>
</Element>
</Element>
</duixml>

        • 19 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:

          <duixml>
<Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="documentslayoutstyle">
<StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
<PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
<PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
</Element>
</PreviewBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client"/>
<ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
<ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
<ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
</ViewHost>
</Element>
</Element>
</duixml>

        • 20 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:

          <duixml>
<Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="documentslayoutstyle">
<StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
<PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
<PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.OfflineStatus;*System.OfflineAvailability" layoutpos="Client"/>
</Element>
</PreviewBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" FramePersistType="2" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
<ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
<ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layout="borderlayout()">
<ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()" layoutpos="client">
</ViewHost>
</Element>
</Element>
</duixml>

        • 21 > 1033 > Replace text > Compile Script:

          <duixml>
<Element resid="FolderLayout" layout="shellborderlayout()" sheet="genericlayoutstyle">
<StatusBarModule ModuleID="StatusBarModule" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()"/>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewContainer)" height="53rp" layoutpos="bottom" layout="filllayout()">
<TemplateBackground id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)"/>
<PreviewBackground id="atom(BackgroundClear)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" layout="borderlayout()">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="PreviewThumbnailModule" MaxThumbSize="256" layoutpos="Left"/>
<Element layoutpos="Client" layout="filllayout()">
<PreviewMetadata ModuleID="PreviewMetadataModule" NullSelectTitlePropertyString="prop:System.Computer.SimpleName;*System.Computer.Description" NullSelectPropertyString="prop:*System.Computer.DomainName;*System.Computer.Workgroup;*System.Computer.Processor;System.Computer.Memory" layoutpos="Client"/>
</Element>
</PreviewBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(PreviewPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(PreviewContainer)" SlidesUpAndDown="true" layoutpos="top" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<TemplateBackground id="atom(ReadingPane)" layout="filllayout()" layoutpos="right">
<PreviewThumbnail ModuleID="ReadingPaneThumbnailModule" HideProperty="PreviewHandlerRunning" Vertical="true" layoutpos="client" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)"/>
<ReadingPaneModule ModuleID="ReadingPaneModule" layoutpos="none"/>
</TemplateBackground>
<Sizer id="atom(ReadingPaneSizer)" sizingtarget="atom(ReadingPane)" GrowTargetFirst="true" SlidesUpAndDown="false" PrioritySizer="atom(PageSpaceControlSizer)" DownOrRightGrowsTarget="false" FramePersistType="2" layoutpos="Right"/>
<ProperTreeModule id="atom(ProperTree)" ModuleID="ProperTreeModule" sheet="documentslayoutstyle" layoutpos="Left" RootMgrClsid="{93319CCC-B277-48FF-95BD-6CDCCAFCBD31}"/>
<Element id="atom(ViewHostContainer)" layoutpos="Client" sheet="genericlayoutstyle" layout="filllayout()">
<ViewHost id="atom(clientviewhost)" layout="borderlayout()">
</ViewHost>
</Element>
</Element>
</duixml>

      • File > Save.

      • File > Exit.

    • Copy the modified shell32.dll to its system directory.

      • Right click on the Start corner > Command Prompt (Admin) > Yes.

        • Type:

          cd %SystemDirectory%
copy %DllPath%
          • While typing, replace %SystemDirectory% with shell32.dll's system directory and %DllPath% with the path of the shell32.dll file.

        • Verify that shell32.dll exists in its system directory.

          • Type:

            dir "shell32.dll"

        • Close the command prompt.

  • Charms bar > Settings > Power > Restart.

Sources

  • Detailbereich -details pane- im Explorer wieder nach unten setzen Windows 8 – Deskmodder Wiki:

    http://www.deskmodder.de/wiki/index.php/Detailbereich_-details_pane-_im_Explorer_wieder_nach_unten_setzen_Windows_8

Disadvantages

The downside that I have noticed so far is that explorer operations that require elevation will prompt user account control (UAC) dialogs with "unknown publisher". However, this is not a big deal for me because I do not need to edit protected files so often, and the benefit of having the details pane outweighs the disadvantage.

Solution 2:

Windows 8 has a Details Pane that show the details of video files. To open the Details Pane

  1. From the Ribbon on File Explorer, click on View
  2. Select Details Pane

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Response to EDIT: It seems the Details pane can not be brought to the bottom as of now. I would guess Microsoft based this design decision on the fact that most people use Widescreen displays these days, and the Details Pane (along with the new Ribbon) would take up a lot of the vertical space.

Solution 3:

There is an alternative provided - The Details pane. It works quite similar, except that it can enabled at the right side of your screen (You can toggle between Preview pane and Details pane)

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Example:

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Solution 4:

There is a tool that will do the modifications shown above for you. Check out "OldNewExplorer".

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/170375-oldnewexplorer-make-your-81-explorer-work-like-win78-one/

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