How To Reset Windows Explorer To Default Settings

You can change the folder view settings in Windows 11 to what y'all desire for each dissever binder.

Folder view settings include the File Explorer window size, template, column width, Group past, Sort by, and layout view of items in each folder, and the width size of the details, navigation, and preview pane in File Explorer.

If needed or wanted, you tin reset view settings back to default for all folders or simply all folders of the same template type.

Resetting view settings volition restore the default view settings of the template used past each folder.

This tutorial will show you how to reset binder view settings to default for your account in Windows xi.

Contents

Option One: Reset View Settings of All Folders using BAT file
Option Two: Simply Reset View Settings of All Folders with Same Template Type equally Current Folder

OPTION ONE

Reset View Settings of All Folders using BAT file

i Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below.

Reset_folder_view_settings_of_all_folders_to_default_for_current_user.bat

(Contents of BAT file for reference)

Code:

              @echo off  :: Resets folder view settings, window size and position of all folders Reg Delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU" /F Reg Delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags" /F  :: To reset "Use to Folders" views to default for all binder types REG Delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults" /F  :: To reset size of details, navigation, preview panes to default for all folders Reg Delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\GlobalSettings\Sizer" /F Reg Delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Modules\NavPane" /F  :: To reset size of Salvage as amd Open dialogs to default for all folders Reg Delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CIDOpen" /F Reg Delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CIDSave" /F Reg Delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32" /F  :: To kill and restart explorer process taskkill /f /im explorer.exe showtime explorer.exe

2 Relieve the BAT file to your desktop.

three Unblock and run the BAT file.

4 You volition now notice your screen flicker and a command prompt speedily open and shut every bit the explorer process is restarted to apply the registry changes.

5 When finished, yous tin can delete the downloaded BAT file if y'all similar.

Pick TWO

Only Reset View Settings of All Folders with Same Template Type as Current Folder

1 Open File Explorer (Win+Eastward).

two Open a binder using a template (ex: "General items") blazon you want to reset all folders of the aforementioned same type to default view settings.

iii Click/tap on the See more (iii dots) button on the command bar, and click/tap on Options. (see screenshot below)

Reset_all_folders_of_same_type_to_default_view_settings-1.png