How do I change folder settings in Windows 7?

How do I find folder Options in Windows 7?

Windows 7. Select Start > Control Panel. In the Control Panel dialog, double-click Appearance and Personalization. In the Appearance And Personalization dialog box, double-click Folder Options, or click Show Hidden Files and Folders under Folder Options.

How do I get all Folders to show in details?

To set the default view for all folders and files to details, follow the four steps described on the Microsoft Support site:

1. Locate and open the folder that has the view setting that you want to use for all folders.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
3. On the View tab, click Apply to All Folders.

How do I change the view options in Windows 7?

Windows 7 – Changing the default view in Windows Explorer

1. Open Windows Explorer (also known as ‘Computer’ or ‘My Computer’) and open any folder.
2. Click on the ‘Change your view’ button near the top right of the window.
3. Select the view style you want to be the default – e.g. ’tiles’

How do I disable a folder in Windows 7?

Press WIN + R keys to bring up the Run dialog box. Type regedit and hit Enter. If you want to disable Folder Options in Windows, right-click an empty area on the right pane and create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value, named it as NoFolderOptions and set its value to 1.

Which button is used to change the view of files and folders?

Change the Explorer Layout



In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar. Open the folder window you want to change. Click or tap the View tab. Select the layout pane button you want to show or hide: Preview Pane, Details Pane, or Navigation Pane (and then click or tap Navigation pane).

How do I access documents and settings in Windows 7?

If you want to see the symbolic links, you have to enable first “Show hidden files and folders” in Folder Options. To access the Folder Options you must press “ALT” in Windows Explorer to make the menu visible. You’ll find them under tools. Now, you should be able to see Documents and Settings.

How do I change the default folder icon in Windows 7?

Here’s how to customize your Windows 7 folder icons:

1. Step 1: Right-click on a folder you want to customize and select “Properties.”
2. Step 2: In the “Customize” tab, go to the “Folder icons” section and click the “Change Icon” button.
3. Step 3: Choose one of the many icons listed in the box then click OK.

How do I change the default folder for all folders in Windows 7?

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1. Open a folder and make changes as you like.
2. Press Alt to display the menu bar. Click Tools -> Folder options.
3. Click View tab.
4. Press the “Apply to folders” button.
5. Click Apply and click OK.

How do I permanently change the view of a folder?

Change the Folder View

1. In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar.
2. Click or tap the Options button on the View, and then click Change folder and search options.
3. Click or tap the View tab.
4. To set the current view to all folders, click or tap Apply to Folders.

How do I see all files and subfolders in Windows 10?

There are a number of ways to display a folder in File Explorer:

1. Click on a folder if it’s listed in the Navigation pane.
2. Click on a folder in the Address bar to display its subfolders.
3. Double-click on a folder in the file and folder listing to display any subfolders.

How do I see all folders in large icons?

And I have tried these steps:

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Open a folder and on the Home Tab, in the Layout section, choose Large Icons or whatever is your preferred view.
3. Then click the Options button at the end of the View Tibbon.
4. On the View Tab on the resulting dialog, click ‘Apply to folders’ and confirm that.