Add Bit Rate to Windows Explorer View

How to add the Bit Rate column to Windows Explorer Detail View (for music files) and making it "stick".  This article was tested with Windows 7.

Issue: 
Opening an MP3 music folder with Windows Explorer shows the Name, Track, Title, Contributing Artist and Album name, but not the Bit Rate. Manually adding the bit rate for one folder may work for one folder but not for others.



Solution:

1. Launch Windows Explorer.

2. Expose the File Menu:

On the top menu bar, click "Organize," Layout, and check "Menu Bar". 
This exposes the File, Edit, View menus. 

3.  On the newly-exposed menu, choose "View, Details"

4.  Open any music album folder (mp3 folder).

On the column-heading (the line with "contributing artists, album, etc.), find a blank space and "other-mouse-click" (right-mouse); choose "Bit Rate."  The bit-rate is displayed.  However, this setting only takes effect for the current folder.  Additional steps are needed for other folders....

5.  Return to Windows Explorer's top menu, choose Tools, "Folder Options."



(in Tools, "Folder Options")
Click the View tab
Click "Apply to Folders", then OK, closing the dialog.

Results:
The Bit-Rate should appear on all music folders.