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However, you can still customize the folder type template if you need to, on a per-folder basis using the Customize tab as explained previously in this article. So every new folder will have the General items folder template assigned by default, irrespective of what content the folder has.

NotSpecified (or Generic) corresponds to General items ( All Items in previous versions of Windows) folder type template.Īfter applying the above registry setting, when you open a folder for the first time, Windows looks for the AllFolders registry key and if it’s present, it reads the folder type template from there. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\shellĪfter creating the above key, create a new String (REG_SZ) value named FolderType and set its Value data to NotSpecified or Generic This is done by creating the following registry key using Registry Editor ( regedit.exe).

You can prevent Windows from sniffing folder contents and automatically assigning the folder type template. Step 2: Disable Folder Contents Sniffing (Discovery) by Windows

Under Optimize this folder for:, select the appropriate item from the list box.Right-click on an empty area on the folder and choose Properties.Open the folder which has incorrect template assigned.You can fix this problem on a per-folder basis using these steps: Step 1: Set the Folder Type Template Manually The fix is to set the folder template manually, which seems to work for most users. If you have a folder containing a huge number of files (especially your Downloads folder can become crowded over a period of time), opening File Explorer would lock up showing the message “Working on it…”. Windows 10 File Explorer “Working on it.” and Green Progress barĪlthough incorrect folder type assignment is no longer a problem in recent versions of Windows, Windows 10’s File Explorer slows down or hangs when opening folders with a large number of files. For example, in earlier versions of Windows, when you open a folder containing text files, Windows may incorrectly assign it the Music template, and thereby showing all the irrelevant columns such as Artist Name, Album Title, Track Number, Genre, etc.