Folder View Settings - Reset All to Default

0pTicaL said:

Thanks Brink! This sure beats hunting down each reg key one by one.

Ok I could've sworn I downloaded a file named 64-bit_Windows_7_Reset_All_Folders_To_Default_Folder_Views a few days ago but now I receive a error message when trying to download the same file, "Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator".

The version I downloaded looks like this,

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU]

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

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU]

Your version, of course, has your signature in it. Does it merge the same as the one I downloaded a few days ago?

I don't quite understand what you mean by, "This will not reset any changes made to the folder templates back to default though."

Doesn't this reset all folder view settings back to default regardless of template?

Hello OpTicaL,

Yep, I had updated the tutorial a few days back to have one universal download that works on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows instead of a separate one for each. It does the same thing, and resets all folder templates back to default folder views. :)

You're welcome. :)

That's correct. If explorer is opened before it is restarted, then it may not be able to fully apply resetting all folder views, and the Computer window may not display in it's default tile view. Restarting explorer is safety measure to make sure that resetting of the folder views is done properly.

It should usually be known that resetting folder views to default and restarting explorer would also realign the desktop icons as well, but I'll add a note for this. :)

Thanks for adding that.

I'm one of those types that keeps over 100 items on the desktop.

I would not have been happy if they all "went left on me" - so to speak

I use the Desktop Restore app to keep things in place and I don't let any accounts write to some of those registry keys once I have them like I like them, so I've not had to reset them. I just did not want to suggest the tut w/o a warning or a work around.