Windows 10: how the **** do you change the Windows "11" file Explorer Default view from "Details" to...

this was a feature on the last three versions of windows and i cannot for the life of me figure out how to change the default on WINDOWS 11 I KNOW HOW TO DO IT ON WINDOWS 10 IM LOOKING FOR HELP IN WINDOWS 11 NOT WINDOWS 10. i have thousands of files and i cannot navigate them with the default set to Details. i am having to repeatedly spam the view from Details over to Large Icons. this is tremendously annoying when i still have hundreds of files i try to navigate from new devices and im CONSTANTLY having to switch the view over to LARGE ICONS so that i can actually navigate my files. if this i

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setting default view for Winodws Explorer Search Reasults

Thank you for the detailed response. To change the search result's view from content to list, we suggest following the steps below:

• Open the File Explorer and try to search for files.
• In the toolbar, open the View tab and click List
  to change the view.
• Once changed, close the File Explorer.
• Open the File Explorer again and try to search to see if the setting has been retained.

After performing the steps above, reply back to us so we can provide additional help.

 

Set default in File Explorer to List View in Windows 10

Here's how to change the default view for all folders of the same type (e.g. Documents)

1. First, change the layout to any folder of the Document-type to List View.
2. Then open the "Change folder and search options" (in the View tab on the explorer window), then go to the view tab there.
3. Finally choose "Apply to folders." Click Yes, and the List View will then be applied to all folders of the same type

Picture-type folders will not be affected by changes made to other folder types.

 

Want to change File Explorer default View from "Details" to "List"

There are default views for each folder type (General, Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos)

To change the default view, navigate to the User folder of that type
Arrange the view how you want it (list, details, columns, sort .... )
Press the BLUE File menu
Select options
Press the view tab
Press the Apply to Folders button




This only applies your preferences to folders of that type - it does not affect folders of other types.

Follow the same procedure for all folder types that you want to change.

Navigate to your Downloads folder to set your preferences on a General folder type.

Close File Explorer

Test if the changes stuck. You might have to restart Windows Exlporer
Task manager
Scroll down to Explorer
press the restart button in the lower right

Test to see if the changes stuck