This tutorial will show you how to show fewer details or more details by default in a file transfer dialog box for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you copy, delete, or move a file/folder in Windows, you will see a file transfer dialog box showing the progress until finished. You have a choice to show More details or Fewer details in the file transfer dialog box.
By default, file transfer dialogs will open to show "Fewer details" or "More details" as it was when last closed.
If there is a file conflict while transferring file(s), the file conflict dialog will show "More details" by default and cannot be changed to show "Fewer details".
Contents
- Option One: Show Fewer Details or More Details in File Transfer Dialog
- Option Two: Show Fewer Details or More Details in File Transfer Dialog using Command
- Option Three: Show Fewer Details or More Details in File Transfer Dialog using REG file
1 Click/tap on Fewer details (default) or More details in a file transfer dialog to toggle what you want. (see screenshots below)
This will show More details or Fewer details by default the next time a file transfer dialog opens.
1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.
2 Copy and paste the command below you want to use into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)
Fewer details: (default)
Code:
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OperationStatusManager" /v "EnthusiastMode" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /fOR
More details:
Code:
reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OperationStatusManager" /v "EnthusiastMode" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f3 You can now close Windows Terminal if you like.
This will show More details or Fewer details by default the next time a file transfer dialog opens.
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
2 Show "Fewer details" in File Transfer Dialog
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Show_fewer_details_in_file_transfer_dialogs.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OperationStatusManager]
"EnthusiastMode"=dword:000000003 Show "More details" in File Transfer Dialog
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Show_more_details_in_file_transfer_dialogs.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\OperationStatusManager]
"EnthusiastMode"=dword:000000014 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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