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If you notice that your Windows 10 forgets or no longer remembers the folder display settings, you can try making this registry change. The usual way to reset a folder view is as follows: Tag Browser > Folder Options > View tab > Reset Folder OK > Apply/OK.
If you want Windows to remember folder display settings, select Save display settings for each folder. (16) checkbox in the Advanced Settings menu on the Folder Options tab of Control Panel. But even if you checked the Save display settings for each folder box, but Windows doesn't remember your folder settings, this post may interest you.
The following issues may occur on Windows 10/8/7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP:
- Microsoft Windows does not remember the folder display settings when you reopen the folder. This means that thumbnails, tiles, icons, lists, details, etc. They are not saved either.
- Windows doesn't remember the size or location of a folder window when you reopen the folder.
- An incorrect thumbnail is displayed for a folder.
- The sticker does not appear in a folder.
Windows forgets folder display settings
Windows can always forget the folder type display settings. This is due to the fact that Windows Vista and later are configured by default to store folder display settings for only 5,000 folders. In Windows XP it was 400, in Windows Vista it is 5000, the result is to increase this value to, for example, 10000 folders.
You can do the following:
Open regedit and navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassesLocal SettingsSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsShell
In the right pane, click > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value > Name it BagMRU size.
Next right click BagMRU size > Click Change.
Select Decimal and enter 10000 (or 2710 in hexadecimal base). Click OK. Resume.
For good reading and discussion on this topic, visit the Technet blogs.
Windows doesn't remember folder display settings
Although you can manually edit the registry at any time, details of which can be found in KB813711 to fix this issue, you should run Windows File and Folder Manager instead and fix the issue. This package scans your computer and detects if your computer is running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7.
As an example, this MATS packet checks if one of the following conditions is met:
The registry value NoSaveSettings in the following registry subkey is not equal to 1:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer
At the same time, the register value BagMRU size does not exist in the following registry subkey or is less than 5000:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassesLocal SettingsSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsShellBagMRU
The highest number of subkeys in the following registry subkey is greater than the 20% registry value BagMRU size :
HKEY_CURRENT_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassesLocal SettingsSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsShellBags
This MATS package also fixes other browsers.
- The file or folder does not exist in Windows Vista
- No network, file, or folder authorization
- After upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista, you cannot choose multiple items
- Icons change incorrectly in Windows.
Also you can use FixWin to restore the default folder display. This post will help you determine a default folder view for all folders in Windows if you want, and shows how to reset the folder view in Windows 10.
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