Windows 10: How to change default Folder View of Search Results

I used to modify those files to include customized presentation

Copy the existing files ... just in case

Navigate to This PC and type a period - . - into the search box (the period is a wildcard for any character)
Select and arrange the columns, sorting, grouping, etc to what you want
Select Save search from the Search tab menu
any name is fine - all you want are the customized settings in the saved search file.<viewInfo viewMode="details" iconSize="16" stackIconSize="0" displayName="Search Results in This PC" autoListFlags="0"><visibleColumns><column viewField="System.ItemTypeText"/>
<column viewField="System.ItemNameDisplay"/>
<column viewField="System.DateModified"/>
<column viewField="System.Size"/>
<column viewField="System.ItemFolderPathDisplay"/></visibleColumns>
<sortList><sort viewField="System.DateModified" direction="descending"/></sortList></viewInfo>
You can then paste your customized view into the two standard search files between
<persistedQuery version="1.0">
and
<query>

Once you get the hang of the syntax, it's not that bad *Eek Worked like a charm for me! I still want to punch whoever at Microsoft decided "Folder" should be the default detail (and not "Folder Path"), but this has saved my sanity.

Edit: Oh no wait, it was working because I was in the same folder I had originally saved a custom search for. So sad *cry

 

Yep, it does not work. At least on Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

 

This was something that annoyed the crap out of me too.

I found the solution here.
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/se...ls-windows-10/
Credit to winhelponline.
Create an empty registry file with the following code and apply it to your registry.
This locks it to detail view when searching.

Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Fixes search results defaults to Content view. ;Sets Details view as default search results view for Generic folders. [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU] [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell\{7fde1a1e-8b31-49a5-93b8-6be14cfa4943}] "LogicalViewMode"=dword:00000001 "Mode"=dword:00000004[/quote]

 

That's perfect! Thank you so much, basically saved my sanity when I was about to destroy all the computer equipment in the office ! *Smile

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I created an account just to say "THANKS"! This problem haunted me for two years! This fix took me all of about one minute! Worked immediately on all my folders, both local and NAS. Didn't need to restart explorer, log off/log on, reboot or anything. (BTW, don't recall this being so difficult in prior installs to my current Win10 Home)

Hallelujah!! Made my evening...

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I used Slartybart's solution. Saved a search and then copied the <viewInfo> into the two standard files. I did not work right away. But after restarting the SearchUI proces twice, it did.

The advantage is to have a clear overview of what I am doing. I formatted the xml file in Visual Studio and was then able to easily check and copy the settings.

My initial purpose was to have de detail view and the entire path instead of the folder.

By the way, never knew about saved searches anyway.

 

Wow, I just found this Thread and tried that registry fix, which is awesome. It actually changed the search results for every folder from stupid Contents view to the Details view which is AWESOME! I've had this issue for a long time that if you search in a folder, it will show you the Contents view, which is really annoying, because each folder I have is set for Details view. Whenever doing a search, I would like to see the results in the same exact layout of how my folder is set up.

But now my question is this.. Notice how the layout is for the Program Files folder, yet when I search it shows it weird like in the other picture? Don't get me wrong, It's awesome that a search result shows Details view, but I want it to look exactly like the folder's layout already is. If I customize the result's tabs to whatever I want, they would get saved... for that specific folder only. "Apply to All Folders" option doesn't work, because grayed out. So what can I do here?