Theme that adds your backdrop of choice to top toolbars and preview/details pane, and (visually) removes the tab switcher. Bonus: if you have MicaForEveryone or Translucent Backdrops Windhawk mod, the File Explorer UI and the preview/details pane will also have a matching backdrop. Screenshot is full-size to also show the preview/details pane.
Author: Ali Cool
The theme is integrated into the mod and can be selected directly from the mod's settings:
- Open the Windows 11 File Explorer Styler mod in Windhawk.
- Go to the "Settings" tab.
- Select the theme and save the settings.
The theme styles can also be imported manually. To do that, follow these steps:
- Open the Windows 11 File Explorer Styler mod in Windhawk.
- Go to the "Settings" tab and select "Textual mode".
- Copy the content below to the text box and click "Save settings".
Content to import (click to expand)
styleConstants:
- NavigationBarGrid=1
- CommandBarGrid=2
controlStyles:
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#CommandBarControlRootGrid
styles:
- Background=Transparent
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#ContentRoot
styles:
- Background=Transparent
- target: FileExplorerExtensions.NavigationBarControl
styles:
- Grid.Row=$NavigationBarGrid
- target: FileExplorerExtensions.CommandBarControl
styles:
- Grid.Row=$CommandBarGrid
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TabContainerGrid > Border
styles:
- Visibility=Collapsed
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TabContainer > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button#CloseButton
styles:
- Visibility=Collapsed
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.TabViewItem > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#LayoutRoot > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Canvas
styles:
- Opacity=0
- target: Grid#NavigationBarControlGrid
styles:
- Background:=<SolidColorBrush Color="{ThemeResource SystemChromeLowColor}" />
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TabContainer
styles:
- BorderThickness=0
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentPresenter > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.StackPanel > Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.TextBlock
styles:
- FontFamily=Segoe UI, Segoe Fluent Icons
- FontWeight=Normal
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#CommandBarControlRootGrid
styles:
- BorderThickness=0,0,0,1
- target: FileExplorerExtensions.FileExplorerTabControl
styles:
- Height=36
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#TabContainer
styles:
- Padding=1,0,0,1
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Viewbox#IconBox
styles:
- Margin=0,0,4,0
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.TabViewItem
styles:
- Margin=0,-8,0,0
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#NavigationBarControlGrid
styles:
- Background=Transparent
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Grid#DetailsViewControlRootGrid
styles:
- Background=Transparent
- target: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.AppBarSeparator
styles:
- //Opacity=0