Windows 10: Custom "Folder Types"

In windows 10, there are 5 built-in folder types defined for folder templates. I would like to create additional types of my own, but have run into the frustration that there simply does not seem to be away to do that within windows. The list of available folder types, seems to be hard-coded and the only viable solution I have found offered in my search is to use a 3rd party file manger explorer replacement. Question 1: Am I correct or have I missed something? Question 2: I am assuming that this is the same for windows 11. If so, is Microsoft considering adding this ability anytime soon

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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.

 

Cannot customize Windows folders to the desired type

On Windows 10, File Explorer includes five different templates to customize the view of folders, including "General items" (default for every new folder), "Documents," "Pictures," "Music," and "Videos." Unfortunately, for some unknown reasons, I cannot customize
my folders from the default "General items" to "Documents," "Pictures," "Music," and "Videos." Below are the steps that I used.



1) Start File Explorer and select the target folder for change.

2) Right-click against the folder to select "Properties."

3) Select the Customize tab on the top right.

4) Under the "Optimize this folder for:", select "Pictures."

5) Select yes for "Also apply this template to all subfolders"

6) Click <OK>



Windows accepted the change without giving any error. But when I verify if the target folder get changed, it is no, it is still customized for "General items." (not "Pictures"). The same situation happens when I try to change the target folder to other
types (such as "Documents," "Music," and "Videos.").



The above same problem also appears when I try to make a change to all other folders. For step 6), I have also tried to click <Apply>, then <OK>, but the result is the same.



Any idea on how to solve the above issue?



Yours truly,

Patrick

 

Folder Customization

Hello Todd,

Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community and providing us with the detailed description about the issue.

As per the description, I understand that you are experiencing issue with folder customization on the system.

I certainly understand your concern and will try my best to help you.

I would suggest you to refer to the steps given below and check if that helps.

• To do this, right click on the folder for which you want to change the icon background image and select Properties. Or simply select it and press Alt+Enter on
  your keyboard. This opens the Properties window of the folder.
• Here, go to the Customize tab, in which you will find the Folder pictures section. Click
  on the Choose File button, Browse and select the picture you want to use as background. Then, press OK twice.
• Once you selected the picture, click on OK again, and you are done.
  

Also, there could be some third party software’s available which might fix this issue
but Microsoft does not recommend that.

Note:
Using Third Party Software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Third Party Software
can be solved. Using Third Party Software is at your own risk.

I hope this information is helpful.

Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.