How to Add or Remove Default Items from Folder Options "View" Tab in Windows 7 and Vista
InformationThis will show you how to add (restore) or remove the default Advanced settings items from within the View tab in Folder Options for all users in Windows 7 and Vista.
You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial.
EXAMPLE: Folder Options
Here's How:
1. To Add "Always show icons, never thumbnails"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.2. To Remove "Always show icons, never thumbnails"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.3. To Add "Always show menus"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.4. To Remove "Always show menus"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.5. To Add "Display file icon on thumbnails"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.6. To Remove "Display file icon on thumbnails"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.7. To Add "Display simple folder view in Navigation Pane"
B) Go to step 41.
NOTE: This item is only available in Vista. DO NOT USE this in Windows 7.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.8. To Remove "Display simple folder view in Navigation Pane"
B) Go to step 41.
NOTE: This item is only available in Vista. DO NOT USE this in Windows 7.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.9. To Add "Display file size information in folder tips"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.10. To Remove "Display file size information in folder tips"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.11. To Add "Display the full path in the title bar"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.12. To Remove "Display the full path in the title bar"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.13. To Add "Hidden files and folders"
NOTE: This includes both Don't show hidden files, folders, or drives and Show hidden files, folders, and drives under this item.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.14. To Remove "Hidden files and folders"
B) Go to step 41.
NOTE: This includes both Don't show hidden files, folders, or drives and Show hidden files, folders, and drives under this item.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.15. To Add "Hide empty drives in the Computer folder"
NOTE: This item is only available in Windows 7. DO NOT USE this in Vista.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.16. To Remove "Hide empty drives in the Computer folder"
B) Go to step 41.
NOTE: This item is only available in Windows 7. DO NOT USE this in Vista.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.17. To Add "Hide extensions for known file types"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.18. To Remove "Hide extensions for known file types"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.19. To Add "Hide protected operating system files"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.20. To Remove "Hide protected operating system files"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.21. To Add "Launch folder windows in a separate process"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.22. To Remove "Launch folder windows in a separate process"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.23. To Add "Remember each folder's view settings"
NOTE: This item is only available in Vista. DO NOT USE this in Windows 7.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.24. To Remove "Remember each folder's view settings"
B) Go to step 41.
NOTE: This item is only available in Vista. DO NOT USE this in Windows 7
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.25. To Add "Restore previous folder windows at logon"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.26. To Remove "Restore previous folder windows at logon"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.27. To Add "Show drive letters"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.28. To Remove "Show drive letters"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.29. To Add "Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.30. To Remove "Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.31. To Add "Show pop-up descriptions for folders and desktop items"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.32. To Remove "Show pop-up descriptions for folders and desktop items"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.33. To Add "Show preview handlers in preview pane"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.34. To Remove "Show preview handlers in preview pane"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.35. To Add "Use check boxes to select items"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.36. To Remove "Use check boxes to select items"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.37. To Add "Use Sharing Wizard"
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.38. To Remove "Use Sharing Wizard"
B) Go to step 41.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
B) Go to step 41.39. To Add "When typing into list view"
NOTE: This includes both Automatically type into the Search Box and Select the typed item in the view under this item.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.40. To Remove "When typing into list view"
B) Go to step 41.
NOTE: This includes both Automatically type into the Search Box and Select the typed item in the view under this item.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
41. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the desktop.42. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.That's it,
43. Click on Run, Yes (UAC-Windows 7) or Continue (UAC-Vista), Yes, and OK when prompted.
44. Repeat these steps for any other item that you would like to add or remove from Folder Options.
45. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file(s) if you like.
Shawn