Windows 10: Windows 11 File Explorer - Can I change the default columns displayed?

I am on Windows 11, Version 22H2. I use File Explorer a lot, particularly for managing photos.Every time I open a File Explorer window for a different folder or directory, as I always knew them I have to right-click to get rid of "Type" which I don't need I can read file extensions and "Tags" which I don't use. I then add "Date Taken" and "Camera Model".I would like to change the Default to avoid doing this - at least for all folders within Pictures.Is this possible? And if so, How?

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With the Windows File Explorer, is there any way of changing the default display window column widths?

With the Windows File Explorer, is there any way of changing the default display window column widths?

I have some files with very long names, and I always want to see the file extensions as well as the names. In the default Windows File Explorer, the first column listing the names of the files is too narrow for some of my file names with extensions. I
can drag the right margin of the first column to the right and fix that, but the next time I open File Explorer, I have to do it again. I would like to set the column widths and have that be the default thereafter.

 

With the Windows File Explorer, is there any way of changing the default display window column widths?

Hi Lewis,

Open a folder in Windows File Explorer

Set the view to your preferred view (Details, List .. etc.)

Then resize the columns as reuired

On the View Ribbon, click Options

In the resulting Dialog, click on the View Tab and click Apply to Folders

Confirm that choice

Close File Explorer

Open File Explorer and check to see if that setting has been set as default . . .

 

Change Format of Folder Column in Windows Explorer to just <path>?

Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

There is no option to change what is displayed in the Folder column, but you can display the path to the file.

Right click any column header in File Explorer, then click More and turn on the 'File Location' column from the resulting list.