Windows 10 Customizing Folders

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  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Enterprise 1903 (18362.239)
       #11

    Hello guys,

    I've been experiencing a similar issue that potplayer has. If i do right click on folder/properties/customize/optimize this folder for: and select any option, it does not apply the selection to the folder. It always stays on (General Elements). It is broken since i updated to 1903.

    This is really annoying because i have more tha 1000 folders of pictures and now all of them are in this form (general elements). I tried to select them all and apply the new folder view option and nothing happen.

    The way i kinda workaround it is opening the ribbon option "view" select thumbnails and that is. But for instance, if the folder is for audio, i can't have all the sorting option tha came with the specific folder customization.

    I´m on Windows 10 Enterprise 1903 (18362.239)

    I tried everything you guys suggested above and nothing works.
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  2. Posts : 16,781
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #12

    I can help you to investigate this.

    Set File explorer to display hidden files and system files - File explorer, View menu, Options, View tab then set Show hiddden files and clear Hide protected ... {which will demand confirmation}.

    Firstly, look in some well-behaved folders that you have set pictures for so you get used to what you ought to see.
    - The folder will have a hidden system file called desktop.ini
    - Open the desktop.ini in Notepad
    - You'll see its Logo line identifies the chosen picture. Purely as an example of that, here's one I just made
    Code:
    [ViewState]
    Mode=
    Vid=
    FolderType=Generic
    Logo=D:\Desktop\vlc installing.png
    Now look in some of the problem folders.
    - If desktop.ini is incorrect then delete it [you can copy its somewhere esle first if you want to preserve the contents] and see if you can start again to set a photo.
    - You could even try writing out the Logo line manually to see if that fixes it.

    Denis
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  3. Posts : 16,781
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #13

    jonbenz said:
    Hello guys,

    I've been experiencing a similar issue that potplayer has. If i do right click on folder/properties/customize/optimize this folder for: and select any option, it does not apply the selection to the folder. It always stays on (General Elements). It is broken since i updated to 1903.

    This is really annoying because i have more tha 1000 folders of pictures and now all of them are in this form (general elements). I tried to select them all and apply the new folder view option and nothing happen.

    The way i kinda workaround it is opening the ribbon option "view" select thumbnails and that is. But for instance, if the folder is for audio, i can't have all the sorting option tha came with the specific folder customization.

    I´m on Windows 10 Enterprise 1903 (18362.239)

    I tried everything you guys suggested above and nothing works.
    Your symptoms are not the same as the OP so I suggest you start a thread of your own to avoid this one becoming hopelessly confused.

    I will have a look out for your new thread to see if I can help you there but I will not do so here. It would not be fair on the OP.

    Denis
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  4. Posts : 7
    Windows 10 Enterprise 1903 (18362.239)
       #14

    Try3 said:
    Your symptoms are not the same as the OP so I suggest you start a thread of your own to avoid this one becoming hopelessly confused.

    I will have a look out for your new thread to see if I can help you there but I will not do so here. It would not be fair on the OP.

    Denis
    Ok, got it. I'll make a new post. Thanks
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  5. Posts : 16,781
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
       #15

    Contrary to what I wrote in my last post to you, I will be of absolutely no help whatsoever.

    I created a test folder to set a picture on in the hope of understanding enough to be able to help you and I cannot get rid of it at all despite
    - deleting that Logo line in desktop.ini
    - deleting desktop.ini
    - restarting Explorer after deleting the above
    - restarting the computer after deleting the above

    So I obviously do not understand this subject at all.

    I have seen references in other threads to resetting the icon cache & the thumbnail cache and I wonder if either of these is relevant. The tutorials on these subjects are
    Rebuild the Icon Cache - TenForumsTutorials
    Reset Thumbnail Cache - TenForumsTutorials

    Just to be clear
    - I do not know if either of these tutorials is relevant to your problem so I cannot recommend either solution.
    - It just seems to me that they are worth considering.

    Best of luck,
    Denis
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  6. Posts : 989
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home
       #16

    potplayer said:
    Keith - If I go through the procedure i.e. right click on folder/properties/customize/choose file/open/apply/ok - all the options are still there but nothing happens.

    When I look at the desktop.ini file as you mentioned, it indeed mentions the image (e.g..IMG_1234) but the image does not show on that folder.

    There are a couple of folders that have no desktop.ini file??
    well, foldlers without a desktop.ini definiely won't have a custom image. But for the folders that had a desktop.ini file and aren't displaying the selected image, did you check to see if the Read-only attribute is set on the folder? On folders (as opposed to files) the Read-only attribute is the 'flag' that tells Explorer to process the desktop.ini ifle.
    The only reliable way to view this information is to add the Attributes column to a Detail view of the parent folder:
    Windows 10 Customizing Folders-screenshot-395-.png
    Look for the R in the Attributes column. If you find folders that contain a desktop.ini file but are lacking the attrute, set the attribute by:


    1. Shift+Right-click in the folder background & select Open PowerShell window here. Then type the following:Code:
      Code:
      Code:
      (gi .\).Attributes += 'ReadOnly'



    Keith
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  7. Posts : 21
    windows 10 home
    Thread Starter
       #17

    Keith,

    Read Only attribute is set on all folders.
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  8. Posts : 989
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home
       #18

    potplayer said:
    Read Only attribute is set on all folders.
    OK (trusting you used the Attributes column & not the Properties dialog).

    I just remembered (& verified) that when a picture is set for a folder, that info is also part of the saved view for that folder:
    Windows 10 Customizing Folders-screenshot-397-.png
    So, there are a couple of things we can check. Open a PowerShell window, then copy & paste the following command:
    Code:
    ((gp "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU").Nodeslots).count
    That will return the number of views indexed for local folders:
    Code:
    Windows PowerShell
    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    
    PS C:\...\keith>((gp "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU").Nodeslots).count
    452
    PS C:\...\keith>
    If you've hit 5000, Windows will be deleting one saved view every time it tries to save a new one, and that can lead to loss of saved views.
    This command will list all the Logo enttries in your saved views:
    Code:
    (gci 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags' | ?{$_.GetSubkeyNames() -contains 'Shell'} | gp -path {$_.PSPath + '\Shell'}).logo
    and this command will return the count:
    Code:
    gci 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags' |
       ?{$_.GetSubkeyNames() -contains 'Shell'} |
          ?{(gi "$($_.PSPath)\Shell").GetValueNames() -contains 'Logo'} |
     Measure | select count
    Are you seeing an entry for every folder that has a desktop.ini file? Or any relation to working/non-working folders?

    Keith
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  9. Posts : 21
    windows 10 home
    Thread Starter
       #19

    Keith,

    All looks OK to me.
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  10. Posts : 989
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home
       #20

    potplayer said:
    Keith,

    All looks OK to me.
    what was the count of saved views?
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