This reply was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by Al Taylor. (FWIW, it’s accompanied by 13 pages of comments that go all the way into 2020.) The program is on the Windows 7 Forum and can be found here: While SFF was designed for Windows 7, I have successfully used it without issue on all subsequent versions of Windows, including the present Win 10-2004. Strangely, customizing the view in regular file explorer and using the 'Apply to Folders' button under 'Folder. Specifically I want it to default to a view where all files and folder are sorted by the 'date modified' view with the most recent files on the top.

The reason is that, for all of my installs, one of the first programs I put on is a small utility called “ShellFolderFix” (SFF) whose purpose is (it says in it’s post) “to Manage folder position/size.” Since each of my folders, when opened, ARE exactly the size and location where I last put them, then my suspicion is that SFF is also making my View selection persistent for each folder. I am looking for a way to customize the 'Save as' file explorer window in Windows 10. If it was listed in such a details column it would be much more practical. It is indeed available in the Properties Tab but it is cumbersome to open it every time for each photo to check. This is not quite the same having a default where “every” Window opens with the identical View selection, but is functionally the same as long as one is OK with first setting it (and then it can be forgotten).īut I don’t know if Windows itself is doing this “always the same View” function for me or not. Can anyone explain me why in the details view of Explorer it is not possible to find a heading for a new column related to GPS info. When re-opened, various windows my File Explorer always show the last “View” selection that I made for them however, that particular selection had to initially be made when the Window was first opened, but then remains each time re-opened. Takes a few minutes but then you'll be all set.Can anyone tell me how to set “Details” as the default View in File Explorer so that whenever I open a folder to the file level, it shows me the Details immediately? Then open Folder Options from within the Ribbon/View Tab (2), 'Apply to folders' (3), click 'Yes' in the dialog (4), click OK (5).ĭo that for each Navigation Pane entry. To turn Magnifier on and off using touch or a mouse, select the Start button, then select Settings > Ease of Access > Magnifier, and switch on the toggle under Turn on Magnifier. Press Windows logo key + Esc to turn it off. If I perform a clean install or a Reset, I will go to each 'Parent' folder or Sub-Folder in the Navigation Pane, (except This PC itself), set the view by right clicking an empty space►View (1), Press the Windows logo key + Plus sign (+) on the keyboard to turn Magnifier on. Thanks.You need to ' Apply' the Folder View to each category of Folders and/or Drives depending on what type of items the Folders are optimized for. How do I make it so that whenever I use the Search Box, the File Explorer displays the results in the 'Detail' view? In the Width of selected column (in pixels) box, enter. If I switch it to my preferred 'Detail' view, it seems to temporarily remember, but it forgets after I search elsewhere. On the View menu, click Choose Details, and then click the name of the column that you want to adjust.

Whenever I use the Search Box in the File Explorer, it almost always displays the results using the 'Content' view. After installing an update a few days ago I am encountering a number of extremely annoying issues I didn't previously have.

Windows explorer file details view