For no apparent rhyme or reason Vista will decide to show a folder that was previously in details view to start showing thumbnails. I go to the folder and right-click, Customize, and set it the template to "All Items", and "Also apply this template to all sub-folders", but it some point it will again decide to display it as thumbnails. Is there a way to force this setting to stay, or is it that possibly something is changing it that I am not aware of?
Windows Vista – How to Make Explorer Remember Folder View
windows-explorerwindows-vista
Best Answer
There seems to be multiple things that might cause this as an issue, and multiple resolutions as well, hopefully solving or making this "bug" appear less frequently.
regedit
. (Win+R, enterregedit
, press Enter or click OK. )HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
.Bags
andBagMRU
.HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
, repeat step 3.HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam
, repeat step 3.Trying some of these additional tweaks might help, mix it with it and see what you get.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
inregedit
.Shell
, calledBags
.Bags
, calledAllFolders
.AllFolders
, calledShell
.Shell
, calledFolderType
.FolderType
toNotSpecified
.You can increase the size of the folder view cache as well.
Increasing the size of the folder view cache
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
.BagMRU size
to something higher than 5000.After resetting the cache/settings + apply tweaks
Folder Options
window.View
tab.Remember each folder's view settings
.Restore previous folder windows at logon
.OK
!This should do it, or rather, perhaps improve the experience. Nevertheless, using an application as CCleaner with the wrong settings can disrupt and delete your settings, so be aware and checking before you use applications focused on "cleaning up".