Change Desktop icons from Sort by name to Sort by Item type


  1. PaulaJava
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    Windows 10 Enterprise 64 bit
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    Change Desktop icons from Sort by name to Sort by Item type


    Can someone share with me the registry location of the Desktop icons Sort by? I need to change it in our Default profile. Somehow I changed it to Sort by name and it's should be sort by Item Type before I did a copy profile. If you need additional information, let me know. Working on Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 64 bit.

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  3. KeithM
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    Microsoft Windows 10 Home
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    The sort for the icons on the Desktop is in this registry key:
    Code:
    HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop
    Which is seperate from the Explorer views, which are under:

    Code:
    HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags
    in one of the numbered subkeys.
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