Generally... Yes. Microsoft's aim is consistency. So if one folder is set to icon or details view, all subsequent ones are as well. Thus the overall experience is very consistent, and user friendly.
It also end runs a bug that's existed since Win95 that people have complained about endlessly, how Windows will only remember a set number of folder views before reverting to defaults. Since there's no real good solution to that problem from a developer's standpoint, I guess this is what they came up with.
There are alternative file managers out there though, which may offer the features you want. Seek some out, maybe you'll find one you like.
Hello..
I have several shortcuts to special folders on my desktop (Win 7).
In XP, I had a folder with 20 shortcuts in it & resized the folder to display all 20 icons. Another had only 4 icons in it & I resized the folder only to display the 4 icons.
With Win 7, if I resize one folder, all the other folders will display the same size, no matter what is in them. Also if I want one folder to display in icon view, another in details view, it won't happen. All the views change together.
Is this the way Win 7 works?
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