Windows 10: Default Folder View?

Hello Jak, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

If you like, you could also set the view of a folder how you like, and apply it to all folders at once using the method in the tutorial below.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...dows-10-a.html

 

Thanks for the welcome and the link. Yeah, that's the one I've looked at several times and keep thinking I'm missing something. Your pre-made templates are neat, but none of them (for General, Documents, Music, etc.) seem to address a "List" view that I can tell-- they all seem like variations on a Details view. If there's more to understand, or if I need it explained to me as if I was a child, please don't hesitate.

Meanwhile, this explanation seems to have taken care of at least a few folders so far: Folder View - 'Apply to Folders' in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums.
Part of the problem may be that developers use terms that don't click with me intuitively, since an awful lot of tutorials now seem to rely on users simply knowing the terms and directions they provide. ("Optimize this folder for Documents" doesn't give me a context for what that actually is.)

 

You would basically set all folder templates to General, set to List view, then "Apply to Folders".

 

My File Explorer display of "This PC" keeps reverting to icons. I am a READER and prefer Details. Why did they mess this and is there anything I can do about it?

 

Well, this issue with libraries has not been fixed with Windows 10 1607 14393.

This is really a pain. I like using libraries but the settings are just not memorized. What a pain *Shock*Sad

 

Can someone mark this as unsolved, or do I have to create a new post for libraries?

Thanks.

 

Hello mate, *Smile

It would be best to create a new thread to continue with your issue.

Just to note, that folders in a library share the same folder view as it was when last closed. This isn't the same as the folders in "This PC".

 

Try this post I did. I had to figure out the GUID and set those correctly. Each template is a different GUID. YOU will have to hack around what I did to fix my search window not being persistent to details.
Solved Windows 10 Aniv (or older) Search Details view setting not persistent - Windows 10 Forums

You will need to do some research on LogicalViewMode. MODE etc to get the look u need.