Windows 10: Change 'When typing into list view' Action in Windows 10 File Explorer

How to: Change 'When typing into list view' Action in Windows 10 File Explorer

How to Change 'When typing into list view' Action in Windows 10 File Explorer


Information In Windows, you can change the default action when typing into list view in File Explorer to either Automatically type into the Search Box or Select the typed Item in the view.

Automatically type into the Search Box - When you type in File Explorer, it will automatically be typed into the Search Box to give search results from within the currently open folder or drive.

Select the typed Item in the view - This is the default setting. When you type in File Explorer, it will automatically jump to and select the first file name that begins with what you typed in the currently open folder or drive.

This tutorial will you show to change the default action when typing into list view in File Explorer for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Change Default Action of "When typing into list view" in File Explorer using Folder Options
• Option Two: Change Default Action of "When typing into list view" in File Explorer using a REG file

EXAMPLE: "When typing into list view" in File Explorer











OPTION ONE [/i] Change Default Action of "When typing into list view" in File Explorer using Folder Options
1. Open Folder Options.

2. Click/tap on the View tab, select (dot) Automatically Type into the Search Box or Select the Typed Item in the View (default) for what you want under When typing into list view in "Advanced settings", and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)








OPTION TWO [/i] Change Default Action of "When typing into list view" in File Explorer using a REG file


Note The .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

TypeAhead DWORD

0 = Select the typed Item in the view
1 = Automatically type into the Search Box


1. Do step 2 (Search Box) or step 3 (select) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Select "Automatically type into the Search Box" "When typing into list view"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

When_typing_into_list_view_Automatically_type_into_Search_Box.reg

Download

3. To Select "Select the typed Item in the view" "When typing into list view"
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

When_typing_into_list_view_Select_typed_item_in_view.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Search in File Explorer in Windows 10
• How to Change Search Options in Windows 10

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
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