Change Folder View Layout in Windows 10  

how about a .reg or .bat file to restore custom folder view setting after a clean install? after i reinstall windows the first thing i do is reassign my secondary drives/partitions there previous drive letters. in doing this i don't have to change various setting in my backup for various programs like my browsers, winstep, etc.... but where various view settings are concerned it can be weeks before i reset each and every folder. i would rather have click and done on the various view settings so i can open a folder and just do what i open that folder for instead of opening the folder, adjusting the view, and then doing what i opened the folder for. thanks

Brink said:

Hello @ChaChaLaBoom, :)

If you like, you could use the method in the tutorial below to backup and restore your folder view settings.

Backup and Restore Folder View Settings in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Backup Restore Tutorials

cool thanks ever so much

Hello, Brink!
I am a brand new forum-user stuck in a conundrum regarding the "folder-views", more specifically, the view known as "List". After the recent Features Update (which was released this year around in December(?)), upon updating my OS I found that my List layout had changed dramatically, with giant blocks of empty space being extended in-between these vertical rows of miscellaneous files. This is of great concern with me because it nullifies the one purpose I found with the List-view in that it was compact and I did not have trouble finding any files that way. You may refer to the equal question i had posted on the Microsoft Community Forums, where, thus far, I have not been able to find a solution to this problem:

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Alternatively I may upload the exhibits here in case of any issues with the hyperlink:


This view...

now looks like this:


Any suggestions towards fixing this problem, would be greatly appreciated as I would prefer to keep the latest OS update, rather than risk getting exposed due to an outdated OS.

- Best Regards!
- Mailer

Does anyone know if there is a way to change, possibly via the registry, which 2 View Options are visible at the bottom right hand corner of the screen? It would be nice to be able to just have my preferred 2 options rather than the 2 that Microsoft has picked or having to go up to the View Tab and then picking the option I want for new folders.