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enable WAV file preview in the Windows 11 sidebar by associating WAV files with a specific shell extension handler and defining the preview handler in the Windows registry
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DisableWavPreview.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PreviewHandlers]
"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}"=-
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EnableWavPreview.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wav\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PreviewHandlers]
"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}"="Windows Media Player Rich Preview Handler"
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twobob commented Oct 23, 2024

For mp3:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}]
@="{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PreviewHandlers]
"{031EE060-67BC-460d-8847-E4A7C5E45A27}"="Windows Media Player Rich Preview Handler"

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