Windows 10: Apply Folder View to All Folders of Same Type in Windows 10

How to: Apply Folder View to All Folders of Same Type in Windows 10

How to Apply a Folder's View to All Folders of Same Template Type in Windows 10


While browsing folders in File Explorer, you can apply the view settings of the current folder to all folders on your PC that are optimized for the same folder template type.

For example, the Pictures folder opened from This PC is Medium icons, you can apply the Medium icons view to every folder that's optimized for pictures.

This tutorial will show you how to use 'Apply to Folders' to apply a folder's view to all folders optimized with the same folder template for your account in Windows 10.



Here's How:

1. In File Explorer, open the folder (ex: Pictures) that you want to apply to folders optimized of the same template type.

2. Customize this folder's group by view to how you like.

3. When finished, open Folder Options from within this same folder. (see screenshot below)



4. In Folder Options, click/tap on the View tab, and click/tap on Apply to Folders. (see screenshot below)

*note If you opened File Explorer Options (aka: Folder Options) from the Control Panel instead, Apply to Folders will be grayed out.

*note If you have This PC or a library open, Apply to Folders will be grayed out.



5. Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)



6. Click/tap on OK in Folder Options. (see screenshot below step 4)


That's it,
Shawn


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Custom Folder view for new folders registery hack ?

This: HOW-TO: Disable Automatic Folder Type Discovery
and: Change Vista Default Folder View / Make Folders Same

Says Vista, but, it should/may work for Windows 7.*Smile

 

Change Folder View Layout in Windows 10


"uhm that method does not work. i want to set folder view as List as default instead Details for all folders"
Did you download and run Brink's .bat file in Step 1 ? Lacking that, look at the screens in post 3. In Step 5 'folders of this type' defaults to each of the Windows templates for Pictures, Music, etc. If you want ALL folders to have the same List view, r-click any folder in each of the 5 folders under This PC (Desktop does not apply) and hit 'Customize this folder'. Set to 'Optimize this folder for General Items". Then follow the screen in post 3 using List instead of Details in Step 1 and you should be good to go.

 

Custom Folder view for new folders registery hack ?

Te new folder has default view of LIST

I want DETAILS

When making new system ... it's a pain in ass changing always.

 

Custom Folder view for new folders registery hack ?

I swear i saw this somewhere

It's not what you think, tools > folder options > view.
That's for existing folders only , i need to change the default view setting for when you create a new folder !

I already applied the Win7 Full Row Mod

 

Apply Folder View to All Folders of Same Type in Windows 10

In my case, it's enabled