{"id":448441,"date":"2023-11-18T23:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/?p=448441"},"modified":"2023-11-17T12:28:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T06:58:16","slug":"how-to-add-comments-to-folders-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/how-to-add-comments-to-folders-in-windows","title":{"rendered":"How to add Comments to Folders in Windows 11\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that you can <strong>add comments to folders<\/strong> in File Explorer on Windows 11\/10? Well, yes! You can add comments to folders. By doing so, you can easily understand what a folder consists of. In this post, we will show you how to <strong>add comments to folders<\/strong> on your computer easily.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-448463 size-full\" title=\"add Comments to Folders\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-to-folders-windows.png\" alt=\"add Comments to Folders\" width=\"700\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-to-folders-windows.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-to-folders-windows-500x274.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-to-folders-windows-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How to add Comments to Folders in Windows 11\/10<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the steps to add comments to folders on your Windows 11\/10 PC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open File Explorer.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Target directory.<\/li>\n<li>Right-click on the Type column.<\/li>\n<li>Select the More option.<\/li>\n<li>Tick the Comments checkbox and press OK.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the folder to which you want to add a comment.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the three-dot menu button.<\/li>\n<li>Select Options.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the View tab.<\/li>\n<li>Uncheck the Hide protected operating system files option and click on OK.<\/li>\n<li>Open the desktop.ini file in Notepad.<\/li>\n<li>Add an InfoTip line.<\/li>\n<li>Save the edited desktop.ini file.<\/li>\n<li>Restart File Explorer to see comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First, open the File Explorer using the Win+E hotkey and move to the target directory where you want to add comments to folders.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-448468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/right-click-type-select-more.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/right-click-type-select-more.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/right-click-type-select-more-500x246.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/right-click-type-select-more-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, right-click on the <strong>Type<\/strong> column and choose the <strong>More<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-448467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-column-file-explorer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-column-file-explorer.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-column-file-explorer-500x246.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-column-file-explorer-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the appeared dialog window, tick the <strong>Comments<\/strong> checkbox and press the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p>A<em> Comments<\/em> column will be added to the File Explorer where you can see all the added comments to folders in a directory.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the next step is to add a comment to the desired folder. For that, we will be required to edit the desktop.ini file present inside that folder. Here&#8217;s how you can do that:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-448466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/folderoptions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/folderoptions.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/folderoptions-500x246.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/folderoptions-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, open the target folder to which you want to add comments and click on the three-dot menu button present at the top. Then, select <strong>Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-448465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unhide-protected-operating-system-files.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unhide-protected-operating-system-files.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unhide-protected-operating-system-files-500x246.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unhide-protected-operating-system-files-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the newly appeared window, uncheck the<strong> Hide protected operating system files<\/strong> checkbox and press the <strong>Yes<\/strong> button on the confirmation prompt. And, press the OK button to save changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/change-files-and-folders-permissions-in-windows-10\">How to change File and Folder permissions in Windows<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>You will now be able to see a desktop.ini file inside the folder.<\/p>\n<p>Next, right-click on the desktop.ini file and choose the <strong>Open with &gt; Notepad<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-448469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-desktop-ini-file.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-desktop-ini-file.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-desktop-ini-file-500x253.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-desktop-ini-file-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the opened file, add a new line under the<strong> [.ShellClassInfo]<\/strong> line as mentioned below:<\/p>\n<pre>InfoTip=&lt;Add comment here&gt;<\/pre>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<pre>InfoTip=This is my comment<\/pre>\n<p>After that, click on the<strong> File &gt; Save<\/strong> button to save changes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-448464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-to-folders.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-to-folders.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-to-folders-500x268.png 500w, https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/add-comments-to-folders-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once done, restart the File Explorer to let the changes take effect. You will now start seeing the comments you added to the folders.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, you can add comments to other folders as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/add-delete-folder-contents-to-windows-7-right-click-context-menu\">Add Empty Folder Contents to Context Menu in Windows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this helps!<\/p>\n<h3>How do I get Folder Options in Windows 11?<\/h3>\n<p>There are two different ways to open folder options (now called File Explorer Options) in Windows 11\/10. You can simply open File Explorer, click on the three-dot menu button present beside the View option, and then select Options. It will open up the Folder Options window. Another method is to open the <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, go to the <strong>Appearance and Personalization<\/strong> category, and click on the <strong>File Explorer Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>How do you add comments to a PDF in Windows?<\/h3>\n<p>To add a comment to a PDF file on Windows 11\/10, you can use a PDF editor like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/how-to-add-audio-comments-in-acrobat-reader\">Adobe Acrobat Reader<\/a>. You can open a PDF file in Acrobat Reader and then choose the <strong>Add comments<\/strong> tool. After that, you can type your comment and then press the Post button to add it to the PDF document.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/system-folders-customizer\">System Folders Customizer: Add special folders to Explorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that you can add comments to folders in File Explorer on Windows 11\/10? Well, yes! 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