Downloads folder after latest cumulative update


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 10 Home 1903 18362.295
       #1

    Downloads folder after latest cumulative update


    Hi, my PC just installed the cumulative update that stated I needed to update the April 2018 update or something. Anyway, my downloads folder now has these horizontal organizers that read, "A long time ago", "Earlier this year", "Last month", etc. How do I remove or turn these off, please?
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  2. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello sneekyzeke, and welcome to Ten Forums.

    You can click on Group by > (None) to change the folder view.

    Change Group by Folder View in Windows 10
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  3. Posts : 13,301
    Windows 10 Pro (x64) 21H2 19044.1526
       #3

    sneekyzeke said:
    Hi, my PC just installed the cumulative update that stated I needed to update the April 2018 update or something. Anyway, my downloads folder now has these horizontal organizers that read, "A long time ago", "Earlier this year", "Last month", etc. How do I remove or turn these off, please?
    Right click and choose from the drop down menu "group by " and choose your preference

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  4. Posts : 3
    Windows 10 Home 1903 18362.295
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks, Brink & thomaseg1; that did it.
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  5. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #5

    Glad we could help.
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  6. Posts : 26
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #6

    Brink said:
    Hello sneekyzeke, and welcome to Ten Forums.

    You can click on Group by > (None) to change the folder view.

    Change Group by Folder View in Windows 10
    Unfortunately for me when I do that sometimes it takes a while for it to open the folder. I get the scanning effect on the location bar and yes I've gone into properties of Downloads and set it to General Items and all folders in it.
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  7. Posts : 68,543
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #7

    FrostyWinnipeg said:
    Unfortunately for me when I do that sometimes it takes a while for it to open the folder. I get the scanning effect on the location bar and yes I've gone into properties of Downloads and set it to General Items and all folders in it.

    If you have a lot of large pic or video files in that folder, it could cause it to take a while to load for their thumbnail previews.

    If you don't care about seeing thumbnails, you can turn them off to stop this if this is the cause.

    Enable or Disable Thumbnail Previews in File Explorer in Windows 10

    In addition, if you have any network locations in the folder, it may sometimes take a bit to load while waiting to connect to a network location.
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  8. Posts : 989
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home
       #8

    After setting the view in Downloads to your liking, you should select Folder Options from the View ribbon and use the Apply to Folders option to set a custom template for the Downloads FolderType
    Downloads folder after latest cumulative update-apply-folders.png
    .This ensures that your settings are applied to Downloads reagrless of how you access it (each unique Namespace path saves its own view):
    • This PC\Downloads
    • <UserDisplayName>\Downloads
    • This PC\C:\Users\<UserName>\Downloads

    as well as any common dialogs (Open/Save/Save As) that have not aleady been opened and closed with a grouped view. To wipe out any erroneously saved grouped views in common dialogs, copy & paste the following code into a PowerShell window:

    Code:
    $Bags = 'HKCU:\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags'
    $DLID = '{885A186E-A440-4ADA-812B-DB871B942259}'
    gci $bags -recurse |
       ?{$_.GetSubkeyNames() -contains $DLID} |
       remove-item -Path { join-path $_.PSPath $DLID }
    Run this after you have used Apply to Folders to ensure your preferences are appled to dialogs.
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  9. Posts : 3
    Windows 10 Home 1903 18362.295
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Thanks, KeithM. I was noticing y'day that the undesired view from my OP was appearing in certain dialogs; just hadn't gotten around to asking about it. And that's probably the first time I've used PowerShell (PC user/abuser since 1991) (Yes, really).
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