To make the changes done by the Registry tweak take effect, you need to sign out and sign in to your user account.A value data of 0 will disable the feature. To make Explorer automatically expand to the currently opened folder, create or modify the 'NavPaneExpandToCurrentFolder' 32-bit DWORD value and set it to 1.See how to go to a Registry key with one click. Make the navigation pane show all folders with a Registry tweakīoth options mentioned above can be enabled or disabled with a simple Registry tweak. Note: If you disabled the Ribbon, press Alt+T on your keyboard to open the Tools menu and then open File Explorer Options. On the View tab of the window, you will find the appropriate check boxes.Click on the Options button is on the View tab of the Ribbon.In the menu of the 'Navigation pane' button, you'll find the commands 'Show all folders' and 'Expand to open folder' as shown below.Īlternatively, the same options can be enabled via the File Explorer options dialog. Make the navigation pane show all folders with a Registry tweak Make Navigation Pane Expand to Open Folder using the Ribbon
