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Completely get rid of "Group By" anywhere in File Explorer
As my title says I wish to Completely get rid of "Group By" anywhere in File Explorer. I've tried many things but to no avail. At the moment I am noticing one folder inparticular that constantly resets to a group by date, even though it displays (None) as selected. This folder is my download folder whose path was changed to a folder on an alternate drive. Is there a way to DISABLE Group by for any file/folder on the computer? I have Windows 11 Pro (24H2) updated to present.
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Use WinSetView. This is the only solution that works. The registry key won't do anything on its own
It is not working after update.
Reset Folder Views
- Open File Explorer.
- Click on the "View" menu at the top.
- Select "Show", then choose "Options."
- In the Folder Options window, go to the “View” tab.
- Click on “Reset Folders.” This action will reset the view settings for all folders of the same type to their default settings.
Oh, this guide helped me! Thanks!
Doesn't work in Windows 11 24H2 - that just made all my folders have Group By (which must be Microsoft's new default).
