Windows 10: Need to view everything as 'General Items'

Discus and support Need to view everything as 'General Items' in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Has Windows 11 yet allowed us to always view files as "General Items" and never view as "Pictures" or "Music" or anything else? Having to change the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by K.E.R., Nov 21, 2023.

  1. K.E.R.
    K.E.R. Win User

    Need to view everything as 'General Items'


    Has Windows 11 yet allowed us to always view files as "General Items" and never view as "Pictures" or "Music" or anything else? Having to change the view again and again just because there might be a picture or sound file added to a directory is slowing me way down. And the "Also apply this template to all subfolders" checkbox does NOT work.Thanks!

    :)
     
    K.E.R., Nov 21, 2023
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  2. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User

    how to set Windows 11 to permanently display folder contents for general items ?

    Hi Martin

    I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    it is not possible to see all folders in Windows to the 'General Items' folder type.

    1

    Open any folder, then in the top menu set View to your preferred view, and if that is Details, set your preferred columns

    On the top menu, click the 3 dots and choose Options.

    On the Appearance tab in the resulting dialog, click 'Apply to folders'.

    This sets this view to be listed in all folders of that type.

    2

    In Windows, folders are set to one of 5 types: Pictures, Documents, Music, videos, and General Items.

    If you perform the steps in Number 1 above for a folder of each type, the View will be set to your preference for all folders on your computer.
     
    DaveM121, Nov 21, 2023
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  3. MRGEEK
    mrgeek Win User
    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.
     
    mrgeek, Nov 21, 2023
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  4. BRINK
    Brink Win User

    Need to view everything as 'General Items'

    Brink, Nov 21, 2023
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