File explorer icon size

KeithM said:

List View

Code:

###***-- Run from an Admin PowerShell console --***###


$RegFile = "$Env:Temp\AllFolders-SameColumns.reg"
$Content = @"
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00`n
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults]`n
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU]`n
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags]`n
"@ # Content


$Prepend = '[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell\'
$Append  = @"
]
"Mode"=dword:00000003
"LogicalViewMode"=dword:00000004
"IconSize"=dword:00000010`n`n
"@ # $Append


$FT      = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes'
$Include = 'Documents|Downloads|Generic|Home|Music|Pictures|Searches|UserFiles|UsersLibraries|Videos'


gci $FT | Get-ItemProperty | 
   ? CanonicalName -match $Include | Select -expand PSChildName |
ForEach{
   $Content += "$Prepend$_$Append"
}
$Content | Set-Content $RegFile
Reg import $RegFile
gps explorer | spps

Cheers buddie, I'll try it out .

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KeithM said:

List View

Code:

###***-- Run from an Admin PowerShell console --***###


$RegFile = "$Env:Temp\AllFolders-SameColumns.reg"
$Content = @"
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00`n
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults]`n
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU]`n
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags]`n
"@ # Content


$Prepend = '[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell\'
$Append  = @"
]
"Mode"=dword:00000003
"LogicalViewMode"=dword:00000004
"IconSize"=dword:00000010`n`n
"@ # $Append


$FT      = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes'
$Include = 'Documents|Downloads|Generic|Home|Music|Pictures|Searches|UserFiles|UsersLibraries|Videos'


gci $FT | Get-ItemProperty | 
   ? CanonicalName -match $Include | Select -expand PSChildName |
ForEach{
   $Content += "$Prepend$_$Append"
}
$Content | Set-Content $RegFile
Reg import $RegFile
gps explorer | spps

can it be made to automatically sort everything by type?

KeithM said:

I saw this response & got your PM --- patience!!!

Sorting is a little more nuanced than icon mode. If you right-click in the background of Quick Access, you'll note that Sort by & Group by are unavailable. Its FolderType specifies a sort used nowhere else: System.Home.SortOrder

Code:

PS C:\>>$FT = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes'
PS C:\> gci $FT | gp | ? CanonicalName -eq HomeFolder | gci -Recurse | ? Property -contains SortByList

    Hive:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{24ccb8
    a6-c45a-477d-b940-3382b9225668}\TopViews


Name                           Property
----                           --------
{00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000 ColumnList      : prop:0(34)System.ItemNameDisplay;0System.DateModif
0000000}                       ied;0System.ItemTypeText;0Syste
                                                 m.Size;1System.DateCreated;1System.Author;1System.
                               Keywords;1System.Title;1System.
                                                 Home.SortOrder;1System.StorageProviderUIStatus
                               GroupBy         : System.Home.Grouping
                               LogicalViewMode : 2
                               Name            : NoName
                               Order           : 0
                               PrimaryProperty : System.Home.Grouping
                               SortByList      : prop:System.Home.SortOrder;System.ItemNameDisplay

And SearchResults folders default to:

Code:

PS C:\> gci 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{36011842-dccc-40fe-aa3d-6177ea401788}\TopViews' | ? PSChildName -eq '{424c81ab-7a7b-4fc1-a848-ddbadc10cdf5}'

    Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{360118
    42-dccc-40fe-aa3d-6177ea401788}\TopViews


Name                           Property
----                           --------
{424c81ab-7a7b-4fc1-a848-ddbad ColumnList      : prop:0System.ItemNameDisplay;0System.DateModified;
c10cdf5}                       0System.ItemTypeText;0System.Si
                                                 ze;0System.ItemFolderPathDisplay;1System.Search.Ra
                               nk;1System.DateCreated;1System.

                               Author;1System.Category;1System.Keywords;1System.Title
                               LogicalViewMode : 5
                               Name            : @shell32.dll,-34822
                               Order           : 0
                               PrimarySettings : 1
                               QueryType       : 1
                               SortByList      :
                               prop:-System.Search.Rank;-System.DateModified;System.ItemNameDisplay

And you can see all the various defaults by running this code. Libraries & SearchResults FolderTypes have multiple entries because they have multiple TopViews (Arrrange by in background context menu).

Code:

$FT = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes'
gci $FT -Recurse | ? Property -contains 'LogicalVIewMode' | gp | select @{
     N = 'FT'
     E = { ( gp ( Split-Path $_.PSParentPath )).CanonicalName }
}, SortByList | out-gridview

So I want to give this some thought & do some testing be fore making any recommendations.

Okay. Thank you.

Sorry, I did not know if "- - - Updated - - -" posts create notifications or not.

KeithM said:

Cursory testing doesn't show ill effects from imposing sort by Type on all the various folder types, so here it is:

Code:

###***-- Run from an Admin PowerShell console --***###


$RegFile = "$Env:Temp\AllFolders-SameColumns.reg"
$Content = @"
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00`n
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults]`n
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU]`n
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags]`n
"@ # Content


$Prepend = '[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell\'
$Append  = @"
]
"Mode"=dword:00000003
"LogicalViewMode"=dword:00000004
"IconSize"=dword:00000010
"Sort"=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,30,f1,25,b7,ef,47,1a,10,a5,f1,02,60,8c,9e,eb,ac,04,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,30,f1,25,b7,ef,47,1a,10,a5,f1,02,60,8c,9e,eb,ac,0a,00,00,00,01,00,00,00`n`n
"@ # $Append


$FT      = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes'
$Include = 'Documents|Downloads|Generic|Home|Music|Pictures|Searches|UserFiles|UsersLibraries|Videos'


gci $FT | Get-ItemProperty | 
   ? CanonicalName -match $Include | Select -expand PSChildName |
ForEach{
   $Content += "$Prepend$_$Append"
}
$Content | Set-Content $RegFile
Reg import $RegFile
gps explorer | spps

Cheers!