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In Windows 7, Windows Explorer has a large bar just above the status bar that contains properties of the highlighted item. Is it possible to hide this? It takes up a significant amount of screen space I'd prefer using in the file listing.

Also, is it possible to hide the tool bar for the same reason? That's what I'm calling the bar near the top with "Organize, Open, Include in Library, Share With..."

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Organize → Layout → Details pane

And no, I don't think you can hide the toolbar in Explorer windows.

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This did it for the bottom. I never did see how to get rid of the bar that has "Organize" in it, but I got rid of the menu bar instead. I can right-click and access everything I need from the menu, and the "Organize..." bar only takes a little more space than the menu bar. – xpda Mar 1 '10 at 20:18
Well, the menu bar is hidden by default anyway. The tool bar (the thing that has »Organize« in it) apparently can't be hidden. – Joey Mar 1 '10 at 21:07
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Windows 7 Command Bar Tweaker can be used to hide the Windows 7 Explorer toolbar (or Command bar).

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That looks good. Unfortunately, I have the aero theme disabled. – xpda Sep 2 '11 at 2:19
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Is this what you need?:

http://www.winvistaclub.com/t219.html

It claims it's working for vista and 7.

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This didn't work for me in Win 7 -- couldn't find gpedit.msc. – xpda Mar 1 '10 at 20:17
Editing group policies isn't possible in the Home versions of Vista or Win 7. – Joey Mar 1 '10 at 21:07
I think this link changed -- it's got Windows Pinball now. – xpda Sep 2 '11 at 2:20
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It is called "Folder Band"

I think it is not possible to remove it. However you can try to customize it

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