Windows 10: [GUIDE] How to fix Windows 11 refusing to change folder optimization settings!

It seems that something changed between Windows 10 and 11 when it comes to setting folder optimizations. It seems in Windows 11, a folder can have its optimization setting changed by external means, and the user can't change it to something else if they want the folder to be a optimized for say, videos. On Windows 10, the setting the user chose via the properties window ALWAYS overrode whatever it was previously set to, while Windows 11 reverts it.The trick is to make sure the Desktop.ini file in the folder includes the following:[ViewState] FolderType=SETTING YOU WANT THE FOLDER TO HAVE HERE

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How do I change the folder optimization settings?


@dalchina, I looked briefly for forum rules but didn't see them either in Customizations or the parent forum - I must have missed it. @swarfega, that's entirely different from what I'm trying to do.

In Windows 10, the folder view (such as "Large Icons", "Small Icons", "Tiles", "List", "Details", etc.) defaults on "Details," because the library is optimized for Music.
This optimization can be found by right-clicking on the library, selecting "Properties," and from the drop-down menu underneath "Optimize this library for:" you can select an optimization option. However, these options are redundant and useless. Three of them use the exact SAME view (General Items, Documents and Music use the "Details" view), and the other are for icons.

But that means that these "optimizations" must be found somewhere in the OS, either in the registry or in a file in the core Windows folder, which means that it can be modified.

My goal here is to modify the "Music" optimization preset to show the "List" view, rather than the default "Details" view.

And before any simple suggestion is made... "Apply to folders" does not work for libraries in Windows 10.
This is no easy fix. I'm looking for a way to mod the actual OS as necessary, to permanently alter the preset in question.

 

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.

 

Disk optimization scheduling in Windows 10

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

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  In search select Defragment and optimize drives
  
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  Click on change settings
  
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  In optimization schedule
  
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  In frequency select the options accordingly.
  

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

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