Settings for the folder Quick access

[Marc550218]

It seems that WinSetView settings in win10.ini are not taken into account by the powershell script WinSetView.ps1 to create the WinSetView2.reg. Win.ini: ColumnList=0,34,ItemNameDisplay;0,,ItemFolderPathDisplay GroupBy= WinSetView2.reg after execution of WinSetView.ps1: "ColumnList"="prop:0(34)System.ItemNameDisplay" "GroupBy"="System.Home.Grouping"

This results in an incorrect display of the columns and folders grouping in the explorer.exe Column: Only name of the folders Grouping: Most frequent folders

Manual intervention in the WinSetView2.reg with the correct settings gives the correct display in the explorer.exe: "ColumnList"="prop:0(34)System.ItemNameDisplay;0System.ItemFolderPathDisplay" "GroupBy"=""

[LesFerch]

Working as intended. As of version 2.72, grouping for Home/Quick Access is always set to "group". The latest version of File Explorer (available in Windows 11 Canary build) crashes if Home/Quick Access is not grouped. It's also kind of strange to not group that folder because then you'll have pinned items mixed with most recent items.

[Marc550218]

Ok, thanks for the quick answer. I have downloaded and executed version 2.66 which do the job under win10. I do not use recent folders/files in quick access, only pinned folders. So the title of the group (Frequent folders) is not correct because pinned folders are permanent folders ! The number displayed beside the group title Frequent folders is redundant with the number of elements mentioned in the status line at the bottom of the explorer window. So grouping is not necessary. I also use Folder name and Folder path columns instead of date,size type,... which are not significant in the quick access view.

[LesFerch]

Your detailed use case convinces me that I should add an option. Ideally I should detect if the new File Explorer is in use, but I could find no way to do that, other than finding a redirected CLSID that is likely to change in the future. So, I think I'll add a check box in the Options menu (in Advanced mode) in the next update.

[LesFerch]

In the meantime, you can use version 2.73 by commenting out or removing the following lines (lines 434-437) in WinSetView.ps1:

      If ($FT -eq 'HomeFolder') {
        $GroupBy = 'Home.Grouping'
        $GroupByOrder = '+'
      }

[Marc550218]

Good workaround. I test it and it is ok. I think the new option in advanced mode is a good solution, so many people seeming to dislike the group by option of the explorer.exe. Thanks.

[LesFerch]

WinSetView 2.74 now includes the advanced mode option we discussed.

[Marc550218]

Test ok. Thanks for this update.