UPDATE: Utility version updated to 1.3 which now allows you to easily enable/disable titlebar text. Run the utility once to show titlebar text and run it again to disable titlebar text. So now the utility acts like a switch.
Have you ever wondered why Explorer Windows don't show titles in Windows Vista and 7? In earlier versions of Windows, we could see titlebar text in explorer windows but it has been removed in Vista and 7. Actually titlebar text was removed to make the Explorer clean and minimal.
But if you look carefully, other applications like Notepad, Paint, Internet Explorer, etc show the text in titlebar, so there must be a way to show it in Windows Explorer as well.
"AeroBar" is a very small and standalone application which can show the titlebar text in Windows Vista and 7 Explorer.
Simply download the utility from following link:
Run it and you'll see titlebar text in all Explorer windows. There is no need to install the app as its portable. If you like it and want to use it, you can add its shortcut in Windows startup.
To remove the titlebar text, run the utility again.
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VG
^^ Links updated and now you can download the latest 1.3 version. :)
CharlieL
VG, thanks for taking care of that so promptly. I have downloaded it and will be trying it out.
oddMLan
there's no need to install aerobar. classic shell does the same with no extra process.
CharlieL
I am sorry to report that I cannot make AeroBar 1.3 work in my hands in Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. It worked the first time and populated the existing title bars, then, as expected, toggled off with an informational message the next time I ran it, but it never came back! What I mean is that subsequent attempts to launch it seemed to do nothing, even after a reboot.
wildgoosespeeder
The Windows Explorer interface in Vista/7 sucks. Microsoft got it right with Windows XP. I'm not sure about the older OSs though on how they compare.
oddMLan
why sucks? is clean and minimalist, on XP is antiquated, is sufficient for me :D
Justin
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!
tww
Hi, anybody here knows how to get the title in a different position? Exactly in the center of the title bar?