

When you click Submit, the hta/VBS script will pass your choices as parameters to WinSetView.ps1, which will make the changes, and then restart Explorer.

The tool includes two files: WinSetView.hta (HTML GUI with VBScript code) and WinSetView.ps1 (Powershell command line script).ĭouble-click WinSetView.hta to open the GUI. It also includes an option to fully reset all Explorer views to Windows default values. Post by AllanH 'WinSetView provides an easy way to set Windows File Explorer default folder views. A restore option is provided, allowing you to roll back to any of these backups. WinSetView makes a unique backup file of the affected registry value(s) on each run. WinSetView does not alter your machine's settings, and no elevated privileges are required. Added columns for folder name, version, type, folder path, access date and time, file extension, content type, folder, attribute, category, recognized type, and path. For best results, close all open apps before running this tool, as any open applications can prevent open/save dialog views from being correctly updated.Īll changes made by WinSetView are per-user within the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive in the registry. Set the display of all folders except 'This PC' and 'Network'. Using WinSetView is pretty much self-explanatory. The selection will be enabled across all folders. WinSetView 2.76 Latest Bug Fix: Sort 4 removed because Explorer does not handle more than three sort levels via the FolderTypes registry key, even though Microsoft has four sort levels set in that key for Music library and Music search results. WinSetView will permit you to set the Details View with a user-defined selection of column headings. 2.76 WinSetView Bug Fix: Sort 4 removed because Explorer does not handle more than three sort levels via the FolderTypes registry key, even though Microsoft has four sort levels set in that key for Music library and Music search results. WinSetView allows you to set Windows Explorer folder views globally.
