UPDATE: Also works in Windows 7.
One of the most annoying problem in Windows Vista is automatically change of a folder view type. You set a desired view of a folder and suddenly Windows changes its view type to "Pictures and Videos" when you copy a picture to this folder.
Its a very common problem in Vista which almost all Vista users are facing. Actually it happens because of "Automatic Folder Type Discovery" feature which was introduced in Vista but instead of making something good, this feature has made the case worst.
But now no need to worry, there is a registry trick to fix this annoying problem. This trick will reset the folder view settings and will completely disable the automatic folder type discovery feature, so you'll not face this problem any more. Windows will always use your custom view settings for all folders.
So follow these simple steps to fix this problem:
1. Type regedit in RUN or start menu search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.
2. Now navigate to following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell
3. Under "Shell" key, select "Bags" key and press "Delete" key. It'll ask for confirmation, click on Yes button.
4. Now right-click on "Shell" key and select "New -> Key" option. Give the new key name of Bags
5. Now right-click on "Bags" key and select "New -> Key" option. Give the new key name of AllFolders
6. Again right-click on "AllFolders" key and select "New -> Key" option. Give the new key name of Shell
7. Now click on this new "Shell" key and in right-side pane, create a new String value and give it name of FolderType and set its value to NotSpecified
8. That's it. Either restart your system or log off and now Windows will no longer reset/change your custom folder view type settings.
NOTE: If you want a ready-made registry script to do the task automatically, then download following Zip file, extract it and run the extracted REG file. It'll ask for confirmation, accept it:
Fix-Folder-View-Type-Problem-in-Windows-Vista
This article was posted by VG in following section: Troubleshooting, Windows 7, Windows Vista.
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Gggirlgeek
Thanks!
In Win7 there are 100's of new file details you can display and sort by. For a large music collection you can almost edit all of your tags (song details) right in explorer! In addition Windows Search catalogs all the information so you can search for it. For example: In a music folder click in the search box, click Genre and either type or select from the huge list.
So, because of these exposed details I like my folders in a very specific format and sort order. When Windows comes along and screws with that it's a lot of work down the drain!
Thanks again!
VG
^^ Completely agree.
aurc
thanks for this. worked perfectly on windows 7