Remove All Options Except Details From Navigation Pane

You can modify the folder templates for different folder types like Music, Pictures, etc. where you can specify things like that.

These should get you on track to setting those up:

Folder Template - Change
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...l-folders.html
Folder View - Set a Default for All Folders

I used the SysInternals ProcMon utility to get an overview of the navigation process, and the light bulb went off when I saw the desktop explorer looking for a "SniffedFolderType" in the monitor log.

A search using (the spam-free search engine) DuckDuckGo turned up the following forum posting:

New Win7 reg entries related to folder views - MSFN

From which I've put together a registry mod that seems to work like a charm!

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=-

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=-

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell]

"KnownFolderDerivedFolderType"="{57807898-8C4F-4462-BB63-71042380B109}"
"SniffedFolderType"="Generic"
"FolderType"="NotSpecified"

The first three entries above clear out the BagMRU cache and reset it (just in case it's required) to preserve your new / future view settings, and the last entry is where the magic takes place.

So far this seems to be working like a charm. No more sniffing, and my folders in the Navigation Pane always open in "Detail" view.

Jerry H.