Permanently select detail view and no grouping in ALL folders + drives

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  1. Posts : 219
    Windows 10 Pro
       #1

    Permanently select detail view and no grouping in ALL folders + drives


    Hello,

    I never ever want to see folder icons again in Windows Explorer. How do I PERMANENTLY select detail view and disable any kind of grouping in ALL folders, ALL sub-folders (especially in the Download folder), and in ALL local drives?

    I'm logged in as administrator. I've made adjustments to Windows Explorer's View options many, many times but it seems that the settings are never set *permanently* for all folders, subfolders, and local drives. By permanent, I mean the settings survive a cold boot.

    I have Win 10 Pro version 21H2 (OS Build 19044.1466). Btw, is this the latest build?

    Thank you.
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  2. Posts : 68,668
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello mate,

    You can use the method in the tutorial below to set a default folder view for all folders.

    Set Default Folder View for all Folders in Windows 10
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  3. Posts : 219
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Brink said:
    Hello mate,

    You can use the method in the tutorial below to set a default folder view for all folders.

    Set Default Folder View for all Folders in Windows 10
    Speedy quick out-of-this-world reply. Thank you!

    Wow, I feel like a virgin again. This is the first time I've run an .hta file. And, I've been doing computers for like a 100 years.

    When saving the settings, do I over-write the win10.ini?
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  4. Posts : 68,668
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    No need to do anything with the .ini file.
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  5. Posts : 219
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Brink said:
    No need to do anything with the .ini file.
    Hmmm.... I don't need to select and press the 'Save Settings' button??

    How will the new settings survive a cold boot if I don't save the changes to disk?
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  6. Posts : 723
    Windows 10/11
       #6

    bofhlusr said:
    Hmmm.... I don't need to select and press the 'Save Settings' button??

    How will the new settings survive a cold boot if I don't save the changes to disk?
    In regards to WinSetView, the buttons Save Settings and Load Settings are completely optional. Those buttons exist for people who wish to maintain different sets of folder view defaults. For the vast majority of users, you just pick your options (Details globally in your case) and click Submit. When you click Submit, the INI file is automatically updated and a PowerShell script runs which applies the folder view default settings to the registry from the values in the INI file. The registry settings, of course, survive a cold boot.

    P.S. The tutorial shows a screenshot of WinSetView v1, whereas you're using v2, but the principles are all the same.
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  7. Posts : 723
    Windows 10/11
       #7

    bofhlusr said:
    This is the first time I've run an .hta file. And, I've been doing computers for like a 100 years.
    HTAs were sadly under-promoted. They allow mere mortals to write apps (using VBScript or JScript) that have access to all the local PC resources (file system and registry) with the sophistication of an interface written in HTML/CSS. A lot of scripts can be improved with a nicer interface and HTA makes that easy to do. HTAs are still fully enabled in Windows 11, but the technology (i.e. HTML/CSS interface capabilities) is stuck with what could be done in 2013. The jump to a language such as C# using Windows Forms or WPF is a much steeper learning curve, but that's what's been promoted (and rightly so for professionals). For hobbyists, system admins, and researchers, an HTA is perfectly adequate and a much gentler learning curve.
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  8. Posts : 219
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
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    LesFerch said:
    HTAs were sadly under-promoted. They allow mere mortals to write apps (using VBScript or JScript) that have access to all the local PC resources (file system and registry) with the sophistication of an interface written in HTML/CSS. A lot of scripts can be improved with a nicer interface and HTA makes that easy to do. HTAs are still fully enabled in Windows 11, but the technology (i.e. HTML/CSS interface capabilities) is stuck with what could be done in 2013. The jump to a language such as C# using Windows Forms or WPF is a much steeper learning curve, but that's what's been promoted (and rightly so for professionals). For hobbyists, system admins, and researchers, an HTA is perfectly adequate and a much gentler learning curve.
    Can you suggest a book to read about HTAs?
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  9. Posts : 723
    Windows 10/11
       #9

    bofhlusr said:
    Can you suggest a book to read about HTAs?
    Nope, but there are a few online resources. A good starting point is VBScript Scripting Techniques: HTAs.

    You can also make use of any sites that teach web programming, such as w3schools.com, since an HTA is the same as a web page with the additional freedom to use commands that access local files, registry, etc. Just be aware that you can only use code that is compatible with Internet Explorer, since HTAs use the same MSHTML rendering engine as IE. You can find plenty of web page examples that work fine in Chrome or Firefox that simply won't work in an HTA and that can be a bit frustrating.

    If you already know some VBScript, you can use that language in your HTA. If you already know some JavaScript, then go with that language, keeping in mind that you can only use JavaScript (JScript) that is compatible with Internet Explorer. W3 Schools has tutorials for both languages.

    Since MSHTML is the only rendering engine that supports VBScript, any VBScript web page examples you find will work in HTAs. Only JavaScript examples that work with IE will work in HTAs.

    One very important technical issue to understand is that, by default, a bare-bones HTA will run in IE 5 document mode which will limit what you can do, but you can add a simple header to set the document mode to IE 9, IE 10, or IE 11 mode. See: Further background information on HTA document modes.
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  10. Posts : 219
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
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    @LesFerch, I can't thank you enough. This forum won't let me press the Thank button again also.
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