Windows 10: file explorer provide option to set "detail view" or another view as default

Microsoft please add an option to make detail view the default on any preferred view in file explorer.


It's distracting, annoying, and fatiguing to repeatedly have to switch back to detail view, the view i prefer.

:)

 

setting default view for Winodws Explorer Search Reasults

Thank you for the detailed response. To change the search result's view from content to list, we suggest following the steps below:

• Open the File Explorer and try to search for files.
• In the toolbar, open the View tab and click List
  to change the view.
• Once changed, close the File Explorer.
• Open the File Explorer again and try to search to see if the setting has been retained.

After performing the steps above, reply back to us so we can provide additional help.

 

Set default in File Explorer to List View in Windows 10

Here's how to change the default view for all folders of the same type (e.g. Documents)

1. First, change the layout to any folder of the Document-type to List View.
2. Then open the "Change folder and search options" (in the View tab on the explorer window), then go to the view tab there.
3. Finally choose "Apply to folders." Click Yes, and the List View will then be applied to all folders of the same type

Picture-type folders will not be affected by changes made to other folder types.

 

File Explorer Default View

Hi Dreams Of Anarchy

If you set the view to Details in a folder and then do as listed below. Then go to another folder, does that settings not stick for all folders ??

Then click Options at the far end of the View Ribbon

Click on the View Tab of the resulting dialog

Click Apply to Folders and confirm that

Click Apply and OK

Close Windows File Explorer and re-open it