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Also, because of Vista's content sniffing, a folder's view may change depending on what type of file you place in it. What does a guy have to do to get all Details view, all of the time?

It turns out, you can edit the Registry to deactivate this feature. You'll find step-by-step instructions on Kristan Kenney's Windows Now blog. Be sure to back up the Registry by creating a restore point before you begin.

I'm usually not averse to a little light Registry editing to get Windows to look or act the way I want it to look or act. But it bugs me that Vista won't let you set your default view for all folders without having to edit the Registry. So instead I opted for the long, tedious approach of changing the view one folder at a time until they all looked like I wanted them to. Open Windows Explorer or any folder window pressing the Windows key and E simultaneously is one way , click View or press Alt-V , and choose your preferred folder view.

Back in Explorer, click each folder in the left pane in succession, and whenever a folder doesn't have the view you want, repeat the steps above. Even though there are officially only five types of folders in Vista, I found that I had to change the view settings of about eight different folders until they all opened in Details view by default.

Note that several of the shortcut folders aren't accessible; clicking them opens a scary warning. This will show you how to add , remove , move , change the width , and change the sort order of Windows Explorer columns to how you want them.

I hope this helps with your situation. Good luck! Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. How do I change my default settings so that Windows Explorer, downloads, etc. This thread is locked.