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Windows 11 - how do I set default view for details (other thread solutions don't work or Windows 11)
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Every time I select the details view in a folder, I have to re-select what details I want (file type, length, etc) to the same thing. I have read many threads, but they seem to not be for Windows 11. There is no "Organize" option that I can see.
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2025-07-05T16:33:16+00:00 Thank you! Very helpful information.
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2025-07-06T16:45:52+00:00 Hi Jeffrey,
I am Dave, I will help you with this.
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Open a folder, then set the view the way you like it to be.Click the 3 dots at the top of File Explorer and select Options
On the resulting dialog, select the View tab and click the 'Apply to Folders' button.
That will set the view on all folders of that type.
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There are a few folder types (Documents, Pictures, Mixed Items, Videos...etc.) in Windows and if you want to set the view for any folder type, perform the steps in 1 above for one folder and that will set the view for all folders of that type.That was really helpful. Thanks a lot!
It finally got rid of this massive annoyance that possessed me to go so far as to try to get Windows 10 back, and I'm honestly surprised that Windows 11 hasn't received any updates since its release in autumn-winter 2021 to fix this problem wherein the thing keeps annoyingly switching one's preferred file icons back to details unless they happen to know some kind of intricate, elaborate trick like the one you just demonstrated. They've released countless updates for Windows 11 since its release to fix minute problems that most probably haven't even noticed, yet they still haven't fixed this fundamental problem that, for a long time, made me wish to pull my hair out and bang my head against the wall out of frustration.
This is was great. Again, thanks a lot!