How to apply view settings of library to subfolders?

{5c4f28b5-f869-4e84-8e60-f11db97c5cc7} is the ID for the Generic folder type, not a Library or LIbraryFolder. The code I provided isn't designed to delete any non-Library views.

Keith

Hope you're subscribed to this thread. Haven't had time to work on the Library views, but thinking back to your original post, you mentioned you like libraries for the sake of a view sorting on date-modified, descending, with folders listed before files, correct?

You can obtain this sort in any file folder, detail view, by first clicking the 'Date Modified' header to sort by date, and then Shift+click the 'Name' column header. This will give you your preferred view.

Hope that helps. I'll dig into the Library views when I get the time.

Keith

when I enable this view for a folder, it will be remembered ? and if I apply it to other folders, they will inherit this sorting too?

Yes. View should be saved and 'Apply to folders' will make it the template for all folders of that type.

Keith

KeithM said:

Yes. View should be saved and 'Apply to folders' will make it the template for all folders of that type.

Keith

well okay, I resetted once more all the views and after setting any custom view, I rebooted. THis time it seems that the view for Folders are kept across any reboot, even for USB keys never inserted before....


I resintalled windows for another issue and tried your way with the folders, isntead of tweaking the library. However, I have the same problem : the subfolders of the folder DOcument do not inherit the default view.

So in details, I do
Reset_Folder_View_Settings_of_All_Folders_to_Default.bat
then
All_Folders_Use_Documents_Folder_Template(1).bat
then I go to a random folder and create my personal view
then
'Apply to folders'
then i go to the folder Documents and click ''date'', then shift+click ''name''

that works at least until I reboot, but after the reboot, I get the subfolders to display the default view. At least the folder Pictures is displayed as folder-document, instead of Pictures, but it is the default view.

For the folder Documents, the shit+click on Name is forgotten. The view goes back to my personal view of ordering by name only. For the folder Documents, I prefer date+ name, but for generic folder I prefer Name only.

There is also the problem of the USB keys, which do not apply my personal view. I have to click 'Apply to folders' all the time is I want to the USB keys to be displayed like I like.

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LoL, the views are no longer applied to folders, like on program files. I hate w10 so so much.

Weird. Can you post the output from this PowerShell:

Code:

(gi 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults').GetValueNames()

Keith

KeithM said:

Weird. Can you post the output from this PowerShell:

Code:

(gi 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults').GetValueNames()

Keith

there is an error returned "«HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults »"is not defined

PS C:\Windows\system32> (gi 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults').GetValueNames()
gi : Impossible de trouver le chemin d'accès «HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults
», car il n'existe pas.
Au caractère Ligne:1 : 2
+ (gi 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (HKCU:\Software\...treams\Defaults:String) [Get-Item], ItemNotFoundExcep
tion
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemCommand

Impossible d’appeler une méthode dans une expression Null.
Au caractère Ligne:1 : 1
+ (gi 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation : (:) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

PS C:\Windows\system32>

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After resetting several times the theme by selecting the default theme for w10, and resetting the view with
Reset_Folder_View_Settings_of_All_Folders_to_Default.bat
Reset_Notification_Area_Icons_Cache.bat
then applying
All_Folders_Use_General_Items_Folder_Template(1).bat
and applyiing the size I want with
System Font Size Changer - Increase Text Size in Windows 10

i get

and this time the view is applied....

PS C:\Windows\system32> (gi 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults').GetValueNames()
{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}
PS C:\Windows\system32>

and in regedit
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults]
"{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}"=hex:1c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,f1,f1,f1,f1,14,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,18,03,00,00,14,03,00,00,31,53,50,53,05,\
d5,cd,d5,9c,2e,1b,10,93,97,08,00,2b,2c,f9,ae,83,00,00,00,22,00,00,00,00,47,\
00,72,00,6f,00,75,00,70,00,42,00,79,00,4b,00,65,00,79,00,3a,00,46,00,4d,00,\
54,00,49,00,44,00,00,00,08,00,00,00,4e,00,00,00,7b,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,\
00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,2d,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,2d,00,30,00,30,00,\
30,00,30,00,2d,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,2d,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,\
00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,7d,00,00,00,00,00,33,00,00,00,\
22,00,00,00,00,47,00,72,00,6f,00,75,00,70,00,42,00,79,00,44,00,69,00,72,00,\
65,00,63,00,74,00,69,00,6f,00,6e,00,00,00,13,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,5b,00,00,\
00,0a,00,00,00,00,53,00,6f,00,72,00,74,00,00,00,42,00,00,00,1e,00,00,00,70,\
00,72,00,6f,00,70,00,34,00,32,00,39,00,34,00,39,00,36,00,37,00,32,00,39,00,\
35,00,00,00,00,00,1c,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,30,f1,25,b7,ef,47,1a,10,a5,f1,02,\
60,8c,9e,eb,ac,0a,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,25,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,00,47,00,72,\
00,6f,00,75,00,70,00,56,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,00,00,0b,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
1b,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,00,4d,00,6f,00,64,00,65,00,00,00,13,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,23,00,00,00,12,00,00,00,00,49,00,63,00,6f,00,6e,00,53,00,69,00,7a,00,\
65,00,00,00,13,00,00,00,10,00,00,00,05,01,00,00,10,00,00,00,00,43,00,6f,00,\
6c,00,49,00,6e,00,66,00,6f,00,00,00,42,00,00,00,1e,00,00,00,70,00,72,00,6f,\
00,70,00,34,00,32,00,39,00,34,00,39,00,36,00,37,00,32,00,39,00,35,00,00,00,\
00,00,c0,00,00,00,fd,df,df,fd,10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,07,00,00,\
00,18,00,00,00,30,f1,25,b7,ef,47,1a,10,a5,f1,02,60,8c,9e,eb,ac,0a,00,00,00,\
27,03,00,00,30,f1,25,b7,ef,47,1a,10,a5,f1,02,60,8c,9e,eb,ac,0c,00,00,00,8f,\
00,00,00,30,f1,25,b7,ef,47,1a,10,a5,f1,02,60,8c,9e,eb,ac,0e,00,00,00,8b,00,\
00,00,30,f1,25,b7,ef,47,1a,10,a5,f1,02,60,8c,9e,eb,ac,0d,00,00,00,5b,00,00,\
00,30,f1,25,b7,ef,47,1a,10,a5,f1,02,60,8c,9e,eb,ac,04,00,00,00,e8,00,00,00,\
8f,04,44,64,8b,4c,d1,11,8b,70,08,00,36,b1,1a,03,0d,00,00,00,71,00,00,00,90,\
04,44,64,8b,4c,d1,11,8b,70,08,00,36,b1,1a,03,03,00,00,00,5a,00,00,00,2f,00,\
00,00,1e,00,00,00,00,47,00,72,00,6f,00,75,00,70,00,42,00,79,00,4b,00,65,00,\
79,00,3a,00,50,00,49,00,44,00,00,00,13,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1f,00,00,00,0e,\
00,00,00,00,46,00,46,00,6c,00,61,00,67,00,73,00,00,00,13,00,00,00,11,00,20,\
49,31,00,00,00,20,00,00,00,00,4c,00,6f,00,67,00,69,00,63,00,61,00,6c,00,56,\
00,69,00,65,00,77,00,4d,00,6f,00,64,00,65,00,00,00,13,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

windows keep resetting my view for subfolders, ex subflders of Documents, so this time I tried this one
Disable Automatic Folder Type Discovery in Windows 10
after i reset any personal view

the setting is erased after I create again my personal view.

I think the only solution to this is to export the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell

after a personal view is created, and create a task to apply this .reg at boot, resume from sleep and other triggers...

another trick

REG ADD "HKEY_Current_User\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer" /v "NoSaveSettings" /t REG_SZ /d "0" /f

REG ADD "HKEY_Local_Machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer" /v "NoSaveSettings" /t REG_SZ /d "0" /f


and

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{42aedc87-2188-41fd-b9a3-0c966feabec1}\InProcServer32\

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42aedc87-2188-41fd-b9a3-0c966feabec1}\InProcServer32\



3.Double click on (Default) string and change the value from “%SystemRoot%\SysWow64\shell32.dll” to “%SystemRoot%\system32\windows.storage.dll” in above destinations.

KeithM said:

This is turning out to be trickier than I thought. The script is modifying all the values I thought needed to be modified. But Music & Picture Libraries aren't showing the right columns. Documents, Generic, and Video Libraries are. Here's the code as it stands, if you want to try it. Sign out and sign back in after running. Also remember that any folder you've already viewed will have its individual view settings saved and won't use the template. I'm going to keep investigating, but time is limited during the week.
In the CustomColumns list, the values in parentheses specify column width. So it may take some trial & error to find the column widths you like.

Code:

$CustomCplumns    = @(
'prop:0(34)System.ItemNameDisplay'
'0(10)System.Size'
'0(15)System.DateModified'
'0(15)System.ItemTypeText'
'0(10)System.FileAttributes'
'0(10)System.Image.Dimensions'
'0(10)System.Media.Duration'
) -join ';'
$SortByList       = 'prop:-System.DateModified;System.ItemNameDisplay'
$HKLM_FolderTypes = 'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes'
$HKCU_FolderTypes = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes'
Remove-Item $HKCU_FOlderTYpes -recurse
copy-item $HKLM_FolderTypes "$(split-path $HKCU_FolderTypes)" -Recurse
gci $HKCU_FolderTypes -Exclude '{524ddb2b-2a4f-43b8-b8fe-e91ef9d8ba69}' |
     ?{(gp $_.PSPath).CanonicalName -match 'Library$'} |
      %{         $FolderTV = (gi "$($_.PSPath)\TopViews").OpenSubKey('{82ba0782-5b7a-4569-b5d7-ec83085f08cc}', $True)
         $ColumnList = $FolderTV.GetValue('ColumnList')
         $ColumnList = $ColumnLIst -replace '^.+?(?=;1)', $CustomCplumns
         $FolderTV.SetValue('ColumnList', $ColumnList)
         $FolderTV.SetValue('SortByList', $SortByList)
         $FolderTV.Close()
      }

Excuse me, but did you ever finish this? Unfortunately, Music and Picture views being applied to library subfolders is specifically what I'm looking for, so they being the only two types not working really sucks.