Windows 10: Reset Folder View Settings to Default in Windows 10

How to: Reset Folder View Settings to Default in Windows 10

How to Reset Folder View Settings to Default in Windows 10


In Windows, you can change the File Explorer window size, layout view of items in your folders to how you like.

This tutorial will show you how to reset folder view settings, navigation pane width back to default for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Reset Folder View Settings of All Folders using a BAT file
• Option Two: To Only Reset Folder View Settings of All Folders with Same Template Type as Current Folder

OPTION ONE [/i] To Reset Folder View Settings of All Folders using a BAT file

Note The downloadable .bat file in this option contains the commands below that will reset the folder view settings of all folders back to default.

Code:

1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .bat file below.
Reset_Folder_View_Settings_of_All_Folders_to_Default.bat

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2. Save the .bat file to your desktop.

3. Unblock the .bat file.

4. Double click/tap on the .bat file to run it.

5. You will now notice your screen flicker as explorer is restarted to apply the registry changes.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Only Reset Folder View Settings of All Folders with Same Template Type as Current Folder
1. Open a folder (ex: Pictures in This PC) in File Explorer that has a template (ex: Pictures template) you want to reset for all folders optimized with the same template.

2. Click/tap on the View tab, and click/tap on the Options button in the ribbon to open Folder Options from within this folder. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on the View tab in Folder Options, and click/tap on the Reset Folders button. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)



5. Click/tap on OK in Folder Option. (see screenshot below step 3)

6. The folder view settings of the current folder and all folders optimized with the same template type has now been reset to default. (see screenshot below)





That's it,
Shawn


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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Change Folder View Option To a New Default Setting

Hello John, *Smile

You could use the steps in the tutorial below to apply your folder view as the default for all folders.

*Arrow Set Default Folder View for all Folders in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

 

Reset folder view settings in Windows 10?


To put it directly, I'm looking for the Windows 10 equivalent of this: Folder View Settings - Reset to Default in Windows 8

 

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.

 

Reset folder view settings in Windows 10?

Hello Raident,

I don't have a separate Windows 10 tutorial for this yet, but you can use that tutorial for Windows 10 as well. It's the same.