Folder View want to make it all folders show details

sparker3669

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Win 7 was easy to make all your folders show details view and not what windows thought you should view it as.

I can't find a way to do that in Win 8. I have googled it many times and all attempts have failed. I have changed several folders to details view only to have them revert back to what windows wants me to view them as.

I would like to do this for all my folders and libraries, which I understand may not work for libraries.

Can someone please help me. Is there a registry setting I can set to force all views to be detail view?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custome build
    CPU
    i7 3770k 4.2 ghz
    Motherboard
    Asrock z77 Extreme 4
    Memory
    16gbs DDR3 1600 Gskill Snipers
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 6950 2gb
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M4 128gb Sata III SSD
    WD 1tb Black 1tb Blue 3tb Green
    PSU
    Seasonic X650 Gold
    Case
    Corsair 400r 7 120mm fans
    Cooling
    Phanteks PH-TC12DX
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Razrr Diamondback
    Browser
    FireFox
    Antivirus
    Eset Smart Security Suite 6
It's pretty much the same as Win 7, but to get to is is a little different, first open My Computer and Open the C drive and choose Detail View, then hit Options:

folderoptions.png

Then hit "Change Folder Options" and it is the same, choose "Apply to All folders"

folderoptionspropertysheet.png
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center/Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
    CPU
    AMD 4400+/4200+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
    Memory
    2 GB/3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
    Sound Card
    nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    "1842 x 1036"
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
    ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
    WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
    WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device
    PSU
    Works 550w
    Case
    MSI "M-Box"
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable Medium Speed
    Browser
    Chrome/IE 10
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
    Other Info
    Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Server 2012 / 8.0
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7 QuadCore 3770k
    Motherboard
    Asrock Extreme 4
    Memory
    16GB Crucial Ballistix
    Graphics Card(s)
    intel embedded gpu
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC / Westinghouse
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Plextor pcie msata
    PSU
    Rosewill Silent Night 500W Fanless / PicoPSU
    Case
    open bench - no case enclosure
    Cooling
    Silverstone HEO2 Passive Silent
    Keyboard
    logitech washable K310
    Mouse
    logitech wired
    Browser
    ie / maxthon
    Other Info
    Totally silent. No fans at all.
Well thanks for those replies. I did do that but for some reason some folders reverted back to what windows thought to display them as. I may have not done it from my computer where it displays it just by drives. I may have done it folder by folder and could have missed one. I did it on my c: D: E: F: drives and hope that works
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custome build
    CPU
    i7 3770k 4.2 ghz
    Motherboard
    Asrock z77 Extreme 4
    Memory
    16gbs DDR3 1600 Gskill Snipers
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 6950 2gb
    Hard Drives
    Crucial M4 128gb Sata III SSD
    WD 1tb Black 1tb Blue 3tb Green
    PSU
    Seasonic X650 Gold
    Case
    Corsair 400r 7 120mm fans
    Cooling
    Phanteks PH-TC12DX
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Razrr Diamondback
    Browser
    FireFox
    Antivirus
    Eset Smart Security Suite 6
Disable Auto-Folder Discovery

You may have to disable Auto-Folder Discovery.
I had to use this method to to make my W7 folder templates stick.
It worked on all of my folders, except the Recycle Bin.

I don't know if this fix works in W8.

From VistaForums
Windows Explorer Folder View settings

Go to this section: "Disable Automatic Folder Type Discovery for Templates".

Remember to create a System Restore point or better yet, a backup HDD image, before you alter the Registry.
:eek:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (64 bit)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    n/a
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II x6 1055T, 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock 880GMH-LE/USB3
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill Ares F3-1333C9D-8GAO (4GB x 2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD6450
    Sound Card
    Realtek?
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung S23B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 1.5 TB (SATA), Western Digital 2 TB (SATA), Western Digital 3 TB (SATA)
    Case
    Tower
    Mouse
    Wired Optical
    Other Info
    Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 17 MATE (64 bit) - 2014-05-17
    Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-11-13
    Ubuntu 10.04 (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-01-14
    RAM & Graphics Card Upgraded - 2013-01-13
    Monitor Upgraded - 2012-04-20
    System Upgraded - 2011-05-21, 2010-07-14
    HDD Upgraded - 2010-08-11, 2011-08-24,
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