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In Windows there are several types of folder templates: General Items, Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos. User can apply any of them to a folder.

I have a bunch of folders across the filesystem and I want to reset THEIR FOLDER TYPE all at once. Depending on folder's content, Windows will automatically choose the proper folder type for all folders.

This discussion explains how to reset a folder template, but it's not my case.

This discussion explains how to reset a folder view (table/tiles/list...), but it's also not my case.

I tested this on a clean system image and it worked:

Disk Properties

Folder types of all folders on a disk D: were reset to it's default type depending on content.

But the question is still relevant: why it's not working on my system and how it can be fixed?

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  • Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer.
    – Community Bot
    Jul 7, 2022 at 19:52
  • I wrote a script for another answer that will reset everything (for a different purpose) but it should work.
    – Señor CMasMas
    Jul 7, 2022 at 21:06
  • @SeñorCMasMas it's weird, but it works on a sandbox windows instance but not on my PC. It's likely that I have registry corruption or something.
    – questeneer
    Jul 7, 2022 at 21:28
  • The whole point of that script was to fix registry corruption :^P .. oh well.. good luck fixing it.
    – Señor CMasMas
    Jul 7, 2022 at 22:05
  • @questeneer: You can try one of the scripts here: Reset Folder View Settings or LesFerch/WinSetView: Globally Set Explorer Folder Views
    – w32sh
    Jul 8, 2022 at 9:34

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Reset to default

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