Note: Nothing in Windows is changed, and no settings are saved, until the Submit button is pressed. Note: For Windows 7 and 8, some of the icons used in the program will differ from Windows 10 and 11 due to issues with those older Windows versions being able to display all Unicode characters. Details view), but it cannot control the Details view column headings for such devices. Note: For USB-connected phones and tablets, WinSetView provides an option to have them displayed in the same view as generic (General Items) folders (e.g.

There’s also an option to completely reset all Explorer views to Windows default values. A restore option is provided allowing you to rollback to any of these backups. On each run, WinSetView makes a unique backup file of the affected registry values. No machine settings are touched and no elevated privileges are required. Open applications can prevent open/save dialog views from being updated.Īll changes made by WinSetView are per-user within the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive in the registry. For best results, close all open applications before running WinSetView. Double-click WinSetView.exe to start the app.Ĭlicking Submit passes your choices as an INI file to WinSetView.ps1 which will make the registry changes and then restart Explorer.Įach option, and related Explorer background information, is detailed below, but if you just want to get to it, the interface is pretty much self-explanatory.

WinSetView is comprised of two main files: WinSetView.exe (HTML application) and WinSetView.ps1 (PowerShell command line script) and numerous supporting files (see the Files section below for details). It does NOT modify File Explorer or add any tasks or services. WinSetView sets registry values, as discussed in various websites online, that Explorer will use to let you get the folder views set up just the way you want. For example, if you want Details view, with a particular selection of column headings enabled across all folders, then WinSetView will do that for you. WinSetView provides an easy way to set Windows File Explorer default folder views.

Les Ferch, repository created, last updated See the quick start guide Globally Set Explorer Folder ViewsĬompatible with Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11. See the link below for the quick start guide.

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