It is very handy to see the preview of most frequently used files like images (.png, jpg etc.), videos (.avi, .mpeg, .mp4 etc), audio (.mp3, etc.) spreadsheets (ms excel, .xls, xlsx etc), text documents (msword, .txt, .doc, .docx) etc. in Windows Explorer itself. No need to open each and every file to see the content.
![How to [one step] get preview of your most frequently used files in Windows Explorer](http://www.stepsandtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/How-to-one-step-get-preview-of-your-most-frequently-used-files-in-Windows-Explorer1.png "How to [one step] get preview of your most frequently used files in Windows Explorer")
Otherwise it will take some time to open the associated application to open the file. Opening , reading and again closing will no doubt take more time then just viewing at side pane.
One simple step to get the preview in Windows Explorer
In your Windows Explorer Go to Organize -> Layout -> select Preview Pane as shown in the following screen shot.
![How to [one step] get preview of your most frequently used files in Windows Explorer](http://www.stepsandtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/How-to-one-step-get-preview-of-your-most-frequently-used-files-in-Windows-Explorer.png "How to [one step] get preview of your most frequently used files in Windows Explorer")
Preview Pane of Windows Explorer is added at the right side of Windows explorer. Audio, Video files can be played from this pane itself, if required Windows Media player also can be opened easily from here.
