Imperfect1, I'm not sure but I think you just repeated what I wrote in a more detailed way as my "problem." I want to know if I can set the default to always be "All Items" without having to keep changing the folder properties.
Example: Right click on your desktop, point to new then folder, and for me (by default) the folder template used by Windows to create the folder is for "Music and Pictures" . . . I would like it to always be "All Items" without having to change the folder properties every time I create it.
The answer is, that you will have to make the customization ONCE for each type of folder (Documents, Music, Pictures, etc), but after that, the change becomes your DEFAULT for all FUTURE folders and subfolders. I guess you needed to read a little more carefully, because the difference was subtle: The change is made in Windows Explorer. INITIALLY, when you first create the folder, the default folder type is determined by its location (i.e. folder created in Music will initially be a music type folder), but you
change the default, by going into the new folder's Properties, Customize, and under "Use this folder type as a template," open the drop-down menu to select "All items" as the
default setting for all future folders created in that section. You will have to make this change one time for
each of the different folder types, but once done, you shouldn't ever have to do it again.
The problem you may be having, is that even though this new default setting is
supposed to be permanent, perhaps for whatever reason, your system is not saving the setting. That's a completely different problem.
