I believe this is working by design, but only it only makes sense when you follow the intended user story/case Here is how I over came the seemingly ever changing windows explorer column headings. I have Vista, yes Vista, I know it's old, but it serves a purpose for cross-browser testing of websites.if things work on this they tend to work on other more current versions. * Others have reported the name " audio" to trigger this behaviour, see comment on another answer here. That avoided the reading of metadata and thus access is lightning fast.Ĭonsequently for video files, avoid the name " video" for any of the folders of your directory hierarchy where your video files reside in. Then I changed this folder's name to "mp3wav" and again customized it and its sub-folders for "General items". This happened although I had customized all folders for "General items" (in folder Properties -> Customize tab). When any of the parent folders containing audio files where named " music", Windows would automatically infer that the folder view in Windows Explorer needed to be optimized for "music" and thus would read and display metadata (a process that is slow even on a fast drive). This answer is based on observations handling audio files on an external USB drive using Windows 10.įolder view customization as described in other answers worked for me only after I renamed the folder first. Double click on BagMRU Size key just created, and then enter 10000 (in decimal base) or 2710 (in hexadecimal base) as its value data.Then, type BagMRU Size as the value name. If there is not a BagMRU Size value, right click on a blank space in the right pane, then select New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell.Right click on the Folder Type and click Modify or simply double click on FolderType.ģ.Type FolderType as the value name, and press Enter.Select Shell key that just been created, and then right click on an empty area in the right pane, click on New and then select String Value.Type Shell to create another subkey named Shell, and then press Enter.Right click on AllFolders that just been created, select New and then click Key.Type AllFolders to create a sub-key named AllFolders, and and press Enter.Right click on Bags that just been created, select New and then click Key.Type Bags to create a key named Bags, and press Enter.Right click on Shell in left pane, select New and then click Key.Start Regedit, navigate to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell and perform the following steps:.Windows Vista will only remember the state of folders of the window is closed. Close the Explorer window after changes to save the settings.go to Folder Options (Organize -> Folder and Search Options) View tab, and make sure the Remember each folder’s view settings is checked.The above can also be done by removing the registry keys HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags and its subkeys and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU and its subkeys.In Windows Explorer, click Organize -> Folder and Search Options -> View tab -> Folder Options -> Reset Folder.Modify the storage space to 10000 for saving of up to 10000 folder settings. Turn off Vista auto folder type template discovery. Reset and delete all saved folder customizations and settings. Perform the following steps: Copy-and-paste way:Ĭopy the following lines into a new text file, save it as "resetfolders.reg" and double-click it: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ![]() ![]() I'm not sure about Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10). ( This solution is tested on Windows Vista, and probably works on Windows 7 as well. You have to disable the "Automatic Folder Type Discovery" feature present in Windows Vista and later versions.
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