Advanced Search: Enables quick and easy searches of any feature within the Windows operating system.

Once you've made a mistake in the settings, you can use the Reset to Windows Defaults feature to restore the system's default settings. You can specify whether you want a list, file, or any of the other view options system-wide. For example, if you want Details view, with a particular selection of column headings enabled across all folders, then WinSetView will do that for you.Īfter starting WinSetView you have full control over the appearance of your folders. WinSetView provides an easy way to set Windows File Explorer default folder views. With WinSetView you can make these changes system-wide in the future. The problem: These settings initially only apply to one folder. Windows gives users the ability to customize the display of folder contents. When you click Submit, the hta/VBS script will pass your choices as parameters to WinSetView.ps1, which will make the changes, and then restart Explorer.Globally set Windows Explorer folder views and attributes The tool includes two files: WinSetView.hta (HTML GUI with VBScript code) and WinSetView.ps1 (Powershell command line script).ĭouble-click WinSetView.hta to open the GUI. It also includes an option to fully reset all Explorer views to Windows default values. A restore option is provided, allowing you to roll back to any of these backups.

WinSetView makes a unique backup file of the affected registry value(s) on each run. WinSetView does not alter your machine's settings, and no elevated privileges are required. For best results, close all open apps before running this tool, as any open applications can prevent open/save dialog views from being correctly updated.Īll changes made by WinSetView are per-user within the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive in the registry. Using WinSetView is pretty much self-explanatory. The selection will be enabled across all folders.

WinSetView will permit you to set the Details View with a user-defined selection of column headings.

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