Customizing Explorer Music Library Column Order in Windows

Customizing Explorer Music Library Column Order in Windows 10

In Windows 10, the File Explorer is a powerful tool that allows you to manage your files and folders with ease. The Music library, in particular, is a special folder that is designed to hold your music collection. By default, the Music library displays several columns, such as Name, Artist, Album, and Genre. However, you can customize the order of these columns to better suit your needs.

Using Old New Explorer to Add Special Functionality to Windows Explorer

One way to customize the column order in your Music library is by using a special program called Old New Explorer. This program adds several new features to Windows Explorer, including the ability to customize the column order in your Music library.

Installing Old New Explorer

To install Old New Explorer, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Old New Explorer download page and download the latest version of the program.
2. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Customizing Column Order with Old New Explorer

To customize the column order in your Music library with Old New Explorer, follow these steps:

1. Open File Explorer and navigate to your Music library.
2. Click on the "View" tab in the Ribbon interface.
3. Click on the "Choose Details" button.
4. In the "Choose Details" window, use the "Move up" and "Move down" buttons to change the order of the columns.
5. Click "OK" to save your changes.

Customizing Column Order without Old New Explorer

If you prefer not to use Old New Explorer, you can still customize the column order in your Music library. However, the process is a bit more complicated.

First, you need to find the registry key that controls the column order in your Music library. This key is located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{5104ED89-DE58-4339-A050-528737F00F1E}.

To customize the column order, follow these steps:

1. Open the Registry Editor by typing "regedit" in the Start menu.
2. Navigate to the registry key mentioned above.
3. Find the ColumnOrder value in the right pane.
4. Double-click on the ColumnOrder value and edit the value data. The value data is a list of column IDs, separated by commas. You can find a list of column IDs in the PropertySystem key at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PropertySystem.
5. After you have edited the column order, click "OK" to save your changes.

• In Windows 10, you can customize the column order in your Music library using Old New Explorer or by editing the registry.
• Old New Explorer is a special program that adds several new features to Windows Explorer, including the ability to customize the column order in your Music library.
• To customize the column order using Old New Explorer, open File Explorer, navigate to your Music library, click on the "View" tab, and click on the "Choose Details" button.
• To customize the column order without Old New Explorer, use the Registry Editor to edit the ColumnOrder value at HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{5104ED89-DE58-4339-A050-528737F00F1E}.

References

• Old New Explorer download page
• Customize columns in File Explorer (Microsoft Support)
• Customize the column width and order in Windows Vista (How-To Geek)