Windows Explorer Folder View settings

How to Reset Windows Explorer Folder View Settings to Make Vista Remember

information   Information
Vista sets the Explorer window view settings and folder type template according to what folder types are in the window. This will show you how to reset the Windows Explorer folder view settings, turn off Automatic Folder Type Discovery, and increase the folder view cache to have Vista remember the view settings, folder type template, size, or position of a specific window for when it was last closed at the specific path location.

This does not work with the sub Save As, Open With, Open in New Tab (Internet Explorer), etc.... type dialog windows through the File menu bar item though. These do not seem to be able to have their size or position remembered. For these, you can use the free program AutoSizer to resize them.
Note   Note

  • The Windows Explorer window pane Layout settings are universal for all window templates. These are the Search Pane, Details Pane, Preview Pane, and Navigation Pane. They can only be turned on or off for all windows with the same folder template. For example, the Music Details, Music Icons, Pictures and Videos, All Items, Contacts, and Documents.
  • This will have no affect on the memory for the Open, Save, and Save As dialog boxes for having them open to the same location.
  • External devices (EX: USB drive) will not retain their folder view settings when turned off or disconnected from the computer.
Tip   Tip
It has been reported that installing the Vista SP2 has helped resolved this issue of Vista forgetting folder view settings for no apparent reason.
warning   Warning
The exact cause of Vista losing it's memory on your folder view settings has not been found yet. This may just reset them for now to help Vista remember them again. It has been noticed that changing a lot of window folder view settings in combination with some unknown applications settings may be triggering this forgetfulness. Make sure that you do not have a setting in a 3rd party program set to clear the folder view setting cache when it is used. (EX: CCleaner - Window Size/Location cache option under Cleaner -> Advanced)




METHOD ONE
Normal Way to Reset a Folder Type View Settings

Note   Note
This resets the folder view settings for all folders with this same folder template type back to the default view settings. You will need to use METHOD TWO below for Vista not remembering your settings for all the folder views.

1. Open Folder Options from the Control Panel (Classic View), and click on the View tab and Reset Folders button. (See screenshot below)​
Folder Options.jpg

2. Click on Yes to the confirmation pop-up.​
3. Click on OK to close Folder Options.​




METHOD TWO
Reset All Folder View Settings to Make Vista Remember

Note   Note

  • This resets all current folder view settings so they will be rebuilt when you restart.
  • This will also bring back the Uninstall, Change, Repair, or Uninstall/Change buttons in Programs and Features if missing.




OPTION ONE
Automatically Using a REG File Download
1. Click on the Download button below to download the Reset_Folder_View.zip file and save it to your desktop.
Note   Note
This .reg download includes and does all of the Manual section below for you automatically.
download
2. Open the ZIP file and extract the Reset_Folder_View.reg file to your desktop.​
3. Right click on the downloaded Reset_Folder_View.reg file and click on Merge.​
4. Click on Run button in the Security Warning prompt.​
5. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.​
6. Click on YES in the Confirmation prompt.​
7. Click on OK in the Success prompt.​
8. Go to step 29 in OPTION TWO below to finish wrapping this up.​



OPTION TWO
Manually Through Registry Editor
Reset Folder View Settings :
1. Open the Start Menu.​
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.​
3. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.​
4. In regedit, go to:​
Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
5. In the left pane, right click on Bags, and click on Delete. (See screenshot below)​
A) Click on Yes in the confirmation pop-up window.​
Delete_Bags.jpg

6. In the left pane, right click on BagMRU, and click on Delete. (See screenshot below)​
A) Click on Yes in the confirmation pop-up window.​
Reg BagMRU.jpg

7. In regedit, go to:​
Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
A) In the left pane, right click on BagMRU and click Delete. (See screenshot below step 8)​
B) Click on Yes in the confirmation pop-up window.​
C) In the left pane, right click on Bags and click on Delete.​
D) Click on Yes in the confirmation pop-up window.​

8. In regedit, go to:​
Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam
A) In the left pane, right click on BagMRU if here and click Delete. (See screenshot below step 8)​
B) Click on Yes in the confirmation pop-up window.​
C) In the left pane, right click on Bags if here and click on Delete.​
D) Click on Yes in the confirmation pop-up window.​
Step1.jpg

9. The registry will now look like this. (See screenshot below)​
Step2.jpg

Disable Automatic Folder Type Discovery for Templates :
CREDIT TO: Kristan Kenney: Confessions of a Windows Enthusiast
Note   Note
This will allow you to have what folder type template you set for the window instead of Vista automatically assigning a default template to it based on the contents of the window. This is when you have your folder template changed to Pictures and Videos from All Items when you put one image file in the folder.
Note   Note

OPTION: This is an optional section, but it is recommended. Steps 1-9 must have been done first before you do this section. If you decide to skip it, then go to step 21.​

10. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)​
Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell

11. In the left pane, right click on Shell and click on New and Key.​
RightClick_Shell.jpg

12. Type Bags and press Enter. (See screenshots below)​
13. In the left pane, right click on Bags and click New and Key.​
New_Key_Bags.jpg
New_Bags.jpg

14. Type AllFolders and press Enter. (See screenshots below)​
15. In the left pane, right click AllFolders and click on New and Key.​
New_Key_AllFolders.jpg
New_AllFolders.jpg

16. Type Shell and press Enter. (See screenshots below)​
17. In the right pane of Shell, right click on a empty area and click on New and String Value.​
New_Key_Shell.jpg
New_Shell.jpg

18. Type FolderType and press Enter. (See screenshot below)​
19. In the right pane, right click on FolderType and click on Modify.​
New_FolderType.jpg

20. Type NotSpecified (or one below) and click on OK. (See screenshots below)​
Tip   Tip
You can type any one of these values in bold below instead to apply the template as the default for all folder types. You will still be able to change a individual folder type template to what you want and have Vista remember it afterwards.
Tip   Tip


Value

Description

NotSpecified

All Items folder type template

Contacts

Contacts folder type template

Music

Music Details folder type template

MusicIcons

Music Icons folder type template

Documents

Documents folder type template

Pictures

Pictures and Videos folder type template with large icons


Modify_FolderType.jpg
step20.jpg

Increase Folder View Cache Memory :
Note   Note
This will increase the amount of folders to be remembered for changes to the folder view settings.
Note   Note

OPTION: This is a optional step, but the increase will help ensure that Vista does not forget. Steps 1-9 must be done first before you do this section. If you decide to skip it, them go to step 25.​

21. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)​
Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell

22. In the right pane, right click on BagMRU Size.​
NOTE: If you do not have the BagMRU Size value, then right click on a empty space in the right pane and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value. Type in BagMRU Size and press enter.​
23. Click on Modify.​
Step21.jpg

24. Dot the Decimal and type 20000 (folders) and click on OK. (See screenshot below)
Note   Note
5000 is the default number of folders to be remembered.
ModifyBagMRU.jpg
Deleting Local Group Policy Setting :
Note   Note
This will show you how to check to see if this Group Policy setting has been set to not save the position of open windows or the size and position of the taskbar when users log off, and to delete if it is so that the changed will now be remembered at exit.
25. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)​
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoSaveSettings_Reg.jpg

26. In the right pane, look to see if you have NoSaveSettings. If you do, then right click on NoSaveSettings and click on Delete and Yes to confirm deletion. (See screenshot above)​
27. In regedit, go to:​
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

28. Repeat step 26 if you have NoSaveSettings here as well.​
Wrapping it Up :
29. Close regedit.​
30. Log off and log on,or restart the computer to apply the reset and to let Vista rebuild the registry keys with a clean slate.​
31. Open Folder Options.​
A) Click on the View tab. (See screenshot below)​
B) Check Remember each folder's view settings.​
warning   Warning
If left unchecked, Vista will ignore custom view settings for every folder and have every folder open using default settings instead. Only, uncheck this setting to force all folders to stop using display settings you have specified.
C) Uncheck Restore previous folder windows at logon.​
D) Click on OK.​
Apply.jpg

32. Make the changes you want for the opened Windows Explorer windows.​
33. To Apply These Changes to All the Same Folder Type Templates
A) Open Folder Options
WARNING: Folder Options must be opened from within the same Windows Explorer window that you are changing or the Apply to Folders button will be grayed out.​
B) Click on the View tab. (See screenshot below step 31D)​
C) Click on the Apply to Folders button.​
D) Click on Yes in the confirmation prompt.​
E) Click on OK.​

34. To Apply Changes to Just this Window Template
A) Close the window when you make your changes to the Windows Explorer window to save the folder view settings for just that one window.
warning   Warning
Vista will only remember the way it is when you last closed the window.

35. To Apply Changes to All Window Templates
A) In step 20 above, you can change the default folder template used of (NotSpecified) to what you want instead for all folder templates without having to restart the computer again.​

That's it,
Shawn


 

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Thanks, Shawn. I won't bother with it then. Once again, thanks for the help. Regards, Sue

The best free Explorer replacement I've found is Free Commander.

I've been using it since Win98 I think. It has built in file viewers, plus you
can put icons to other apps in the Toolbar and set them up to work with
the selected file. Also I have it set up to use TeraCopy to copy and move
files instead of the shell copy. This is especially good on Vista. You never
get that hanging "Calculating time to move..." dialog.

It's been around a long time and is very stable.
 

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Hi F W. Voragen, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Sorry, but you cannot create any new templates. The only thing you can do is customize the current template folder view settings to how you want them. :(

Shawn


Hello again Shawn (Brink)

Unacceptable!. Microsoft:rolleyes: may not want the user to be able to create more but there are six types in the contacts folder and only five in the others, why not six in all the folders and if not six why not seven, eight, nine, ten, ... what we need here is a hacker:geek:, time to get to work...

Many Thanks once again

Felix W. Voragen.:devil:
 

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Your welcome Felix.

Be sure to write a tutorial on it when you finish adding them. That would be nice to have. :geek: ;)
 

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Your welcome BoxterDuke. If it forgets again for some reason, just reapply the REG download. I hope it holds for you.

Shawn
 

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Did not work for me my music folder and picture links from the start menu are broke and vista never displays thumbnails in any folder just small folders. When I change views to large thumbnails they don't stay that way ?
I'v tryed all the reg tweaks to reset folders and re-entering folder path locations in the reg. Ive also tryed a reg key file to reset folders and locations I'm out of ideas now? cheers for the guide though gave me somthing new to try. Might have to do a reinstall, vista can be so stubborn at times !
 

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Thank you very much for the tutorial Brink.
Worked a treat.

Brian
 

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Your welcome Brian.

Shawn
 

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Your welcome BoxterDuke. If it forgets again for some reason, just reapply the REG download. I hope it holds for you.
Shawn
It does forget:(, pretty annoying if you ask me and MS should have done a better job.
Anyway I just did the REG file.
Thanks again for the guide, at least there is a quick way to do it
:)
 
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Hi Boxterduke,

Yeah, this is not real stable in Vista yet. Hopefully when they decide to release the SP2.
 

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Excellent, excellent, excellent. Thanks!
 

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You're welcome RPGash, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn
 

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I am unable to set the Folder Option to have each folder open in its own window. After setting this option each folder is opened in the same window.

I used Method 2 to reset all folder view settings to make Vista remember. It didn't do the job.
So I followed the manual method completely and again it didn't do the job. In following the manual method I did find that all settings were present which would seem to indicate Method 2 had worked.
I am still unable to get each folder to open in its own window.

Is there something else I should be looking at? I am administrator for this computer. There seems to be something else at play here.

Any help available? Thank you.

Bob Heath
 

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Hello Bob, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Option Two (step 3) in this tutorial may help better instead.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Thanks Brink. Things seem to be working correctly. Maybe the turning of the Navigation Pane on and off should be part of the tutorial on how to help Vista remember? It is an important part of the solution to the folder problem.

Thanks again for your help.

Bob H.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP a6600f
    CPU
    Intel Pentium Dual E220 @2.20 GHz
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 7100/ NVIDIA nForce 6301
    Sound Card
    RealTek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2007
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
You're welcome Bob. I'm happy to hear it is ok now.

The Navigation Pane would not affect the folder view settings being remembered though in this tutorial, only the Folder opening in the same or different window from the other tutorial. :geek:

Shawn
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
You're welcome Alex, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Although the method appears to take care of the folder view issue, my desktop icons still randomly rest to a smaller size.

They return to their original size if I Right Click > Refresh, only to randomly assume a smaller size again.
 

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