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WinSetView Changelog

What's new in WinSetView 2.96

Apr 8, 2024
  • Enhancement:
  • Added all of the available Icaros property translations.

New in WinSetView 2.95 (Apr 6, 2024)

  • Feature added: If Icaros Properties are activated, those properties will be available to use from the WinSetView Columns page.

New in WinSetView 2.94 (Apr 3, 2024)

  • Enhancement: Libraries now automatically get the usual headers that show the path and drive. The Option menu provides an override for the automatic grouping.

New in WinSetView 2.93 (Mar 20, 2024)

  • Bug fix: Windows 10 Explorer on Windows 11 now remembers its window size and position.

New in WinSetView 2.92 (Feb 8, 2024)

  • Enhancement: Explorer start folder options expanded.
  • Change: Option to disable feature 40729001 is now only shown on older builds where it still can be used.

New in WinSetView 2.91 (Jan 24, 2024)

  • Bug fix: Legacy row and icon spacing is not compatible with dark mode. It is now disabled and hidden when the computer is in dark mode.
  • Enhancement: Black and white lock icon replaced with color UAC shield icon.

New in WinSetView 2.90 (Jan 24, 2024)

  • Feature added: Option to use Windows 10 Explorer on Windows 11.
  • Feature added: Option to fix Desktop place in legacy dialogs in Windows 11.
  • Feature added: Option to set a custom start folder for Explorer.
  • Feature added: Option to enable legacy row and icon spacing.
  • Feature added: Option to disable full row select (requires legacy spacing).
  • Enhancement: Modal dialogs now follow theme colors.
  • Enhancement: Large and extra large icons added to WinSetView.exe.

New in WinSetView 2.80 (Jan 10, 2024)

  • Feature added: Option to disable "Let's finish" and other "suggestions".
  • Feature added: Option to disable numerical sort order.
  • Feature added: Option to enable feature 18755234 (Windows 10 search).
  • Feature added: Option to disable feature 40729001 (Windows 11 Explorer).
  • Enhancement: All options are now visible in the Standard interface.
  • Enhancement: Improvements to theme colors.

New in WinSetView 2.77 (Nov 5, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue on Windows 7 x64 that caused an error with the Change column order feature.
  • Enhancement: Now displays an error message if VBScript.dll has been disabled or uninstalled.
  • Enhancement: Now fully compatible with PowerShell running in Constrained Language Mode.
  • Enhancement: An irrelevant error message, that showed in the console only for a new user, is now suppressed.

New in WinSetView 2.76 (Jun 17, 2023)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Sort 4 removed because Explorer does not handle more than three sort levels via the FolderTypes registry key, even though Microsoft has four sort levels set in that key for Music library and Music search results. A fourth sort level causes sorting to revert to the default of sort by Name and can also cause the ribbon's Sort menu items to be grayed out in Windows 11 or not shown at all in Windows 10.

New in WinSetView 2.75 (Jun 10, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed Windows 11 Sort menu items grayed out (in views other than Details) when the option "Use General Items view for connected devices" is checked.

New in WinSetView 2.74 (Jun 2, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue on Windows 7 and 8 that caused Desktop icons to get auto-arranged.
  • Enhancement: Now exits with error if MSHTML version is less than 11 (applicable to a non-updated Windows 7).
  • Enhancement: New option (in Advanced interface) to allow non-standard grouping of the Home / Quick Access folder.
  • Enhancement: Toolbars are now preserved when using the option "Reset Views to Windows Defaults"

New in WinSetView 2.73 (May 2, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Corrected issue with dialogs in the app being sized too small vertically.

New in WinSetView 2.72 (Apr 22, 2023)

  • Feature added: Option to enable Classic Search in Windows 10.
  • Bug Fix: In order to work with the new Windows App SDK version of File Explorer (currently only available in the Canary build) the HomeFolder type is now always set to group by group.

New in WinSetView 2.71 (Apr 6, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: If WinSetView is closed while minimized, it now re-opens on screen.
  • Bug Fix: WinSetView now re-centers its window correctly with a top-positioned taskbar.

New in WinSetView 2.70 (Apr 5, 2023)

  • Enhancement: WinSetView.exe is now a VbsEdit HTML application that contains the HTA code along with its own replacement for MSHTA.exe. This will allow it to run on computers where MSHTA has been blocked. Version 2.66 will remain available in case there are any issues with this new package.

New in WinSetView 2.66 (Mar 28, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Microsoft Store apps, that save folder views in a Windows Container hive file, such as the Windows 11 Notepad and Paint, now get their file dialog views set by WinSetView.

New in WinSetView 2.65 (Mar 24, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Custom icon size was not being applied to "General items" type folders or "This PC" when the option "Use General Items view for connected devices" was also checked.

New in WinSetView 2.64 (Mar 16, 2023)

  • Feature added: Option to unhide the AppData folder
  • Enhancement: Better looking button icons

New in WinSetView 2.63 (Mar 1, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: Views for UNC paths are now cleared so that the new folder view defaults will take effect. Network drives mapped to drive letters were never affected by this issue.
  • Change: The RollbackExplorer.vbs script has been removed from the package because it is not compatible with Windows 11 build 22621.1344 (or higher).

New in WinSetView 2.62 (Jan 12, 2023)

  • Bug Fix: The new modal Restore/Load/Save dialogs now work when there is a space in WinSetView's path.
  • Change: Cannot find a way to reliably set Network view. Option has been removed.

New in WinSetView 2.61 (Jan 11, 2023)

  • Feature added: Option to enable the classic context menu in Windows 11
  • Feature added: Option to have no Internet results in Windows search
  • Feature added: Option to disable search highlights
  • Enhancement: A WinSetView.exe launcher is now included to simplify execution on computers where MSHTA.exe is not correctly associated to HTA files.
  • Enhancement: Now runs without error on machines where System32 is missing from the Path environment variable.
  • Bug Fix: Dialogs now reduce in width appropriately if the WinSetView window is set very narrow.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed minor issues with display scaling and positioning.
  • Bug Fix: Thumbnail cache is now consistently reset when using "Disable folder thumbnails"
  • Bug Fix: Starting location for Restore/Load/Save correct now when running from a read-only directory.
  • Bug Fix: Corrected error that could occur when Restore/Load/Save are repeatedly clicked. Fixed by making those dialogs modal.

New in WinSetView 2.53 (Dec 15, 2022)

  • Enhancement: The File Explorer window size and position is now retained.
  • Enhancement: The WinSetView window size and position is now remembered. Also added a "Re-center" button to center the app on the primary display.
  • Enhancement: Display tweaks made to work better with Window's high contrast mode.
  • Enhancement: Changed icons for Details and Right-Click column headings.
  • Enhancement: Updated column clear dialogs to new format that matches scale of main screen.
  • Enhancement: When a new version is available, the "Help" button changes to "Update" with the version information in the tooltip.
  • Feature added: Separate views for File Open/Save dialogs can now be set on a per folder type basis.
  • Feature added: The Grouping column heading button now has ascending and descending order options.
  • Feature added: Drag sort dialog added for rearranging column headings.
  • Feature added: Copy and Paste buttons added for easy copying of view settings from one folder type to another.
  • Feature added: Uncheck/Recheck all checkbox added to the Advanced interface (handy when you want the majority of the folder type views left at Windows defaults).
  • Feature added: There's now an extendable Theme menu with light and dark themes provided.

New in WinSetView 2.46 (Dec 8, 2022)

  • Enhancement: Windows 11 "Home" folder now indicated for all languages.

New in WinSetView 2.45 (Dec 7, 2022)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed "File not found" error on machines where the PowerShell startup folder is set via Profile.ps1.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed file dialog still grouped when Explorer view is grouped, but file dialogs are set to Not Grouped.

New in WinSetView 2.44 (Oct 21, 2022)

  • Enhancement: Column width can now be set as high as 999 ems (7992 pixels at 96 dpi).

New in WinSetView 2.43 (Oct 13, 2022)

  • Bug Fix: Corrected Details view icon size in legacy dialogs (e.g. RegEdit Export dialog).
  • Enhancement: Hover over Help button to see version number.

New in WinSetView 2.41 (May 12, 2022)

  • Vietnamese language added

New in WinSetView 2.40 (Apr 9, 2022)

  • New option (under Advanced interface): Disable folder thumbnails

New in WinSetView 2.32 (Mar 4, 2022)

  • Windows version check logic changed to allow script to run on Windows Server
  • Advanced interface now stays on after using Load Settings even if Standard interface is set in INI file
  • Updated FileDialog.exe to use .Net Framework 4.x instead of 3.5 to prevent unnecessary install of old version
  • F5, Ctrl-F5, and context menu are now disabled to prevent inadvertent loss of settings
  • Fixed: Load Settings not showing new settings when no language specified in INI file

New in WinSetView 2.30 (Feb 12, 2022)

  • Added a Help button (links to web page with tutorials).
  • Added Standard/Advanced interface selection.
  • Added en-GB language.

New in WinSetView 2.20 (Oct 23, 2021)

  • Separate view settings for "This PC" and "Network".
  • Can be run from Program Files (or Program Files (x86)) for non-admin users.

New in WinSetView 2.15 (Sep 11, 2021)

  • Fixed incorrect icon size when option "Set views for Open and Save dialogs" is set to icons.
  • Fixed interface hide/unhide issues when one or more folder types are unchecked.
  • Fixed incorrect default folder view when General Items is unchecked.

New in WinSetView 2.14 (Sep 5, 2021)

  • Cosmetic fix: Corrected scaling of one of the Option checkboxes.

New in WinSetView 2.13 (Aug 29, 2021)

  • Previous update to add Alt-Submit broke the Restore option. Restore is now working again.
  • Discovered that PowerShell has issues running from a folder with square brackets in its name. A check has been added for this.
  • Note: This tool is a script, so the source code is the program.

New in WinSetView 2.12 (Aug 24, 2021)

  • Added option to keep PowerShell console window on screen by holding Alt key when clicking Submit.
  • Fixed incorrect display of Group By and Sort By columns when moving from one folder type to another that have different group by or sort by options set.
  • Minor changes to ensure correct display on some older Windows builds.

New in WinSetView 2.11 (Aug 10, 2021)

  • Indirect launching now supported. For example, you can now find the script via "Type here to search" and click the link shown to run it.
  • Some translation corrections.

New in WinSetView 2.10 (Aug 4, 2021)

  • Added option "Use General Items view for connected devices".
  • Added option to enter column widths in pixels.
  • Fixed scroll position when returning from Options menu.
  • Screen scaling above 150% now handled correctly.
  • Included INI file now has only a few column headings pre-checked.

New in WinSetView 2.02 (Jul 11, 2021)

  • Trivial change to try to prevent Windows Defender false positive.

New in WinSetView 2.01 (Jul 9, 2021)

  • Windows Defender was incorrectly blocking downloads of 2.00. Simply removing some unneeded semicolons from the HTA file eliminated the false positive. Also minor updates to the German and Simplified Chinese translations.

New in WinSetView 2.00 (Jul 7, 2021)

  • 2.00: Major new release. Provides ability to set ALL Explorer view options for ALL folder types. Open/Save dialogs can be set to a unique view. Global settings are still supported and just as easy to apply as with v1. Works with Windows 11.

New in WinSetView 1.50 (May 4, 2021)

  • File and folder path type column headings are now only applied to search results. For example, if "Folder path" is checked, that column will appear in Details view for any search results, but otherwise, will not be displayed.
  • The arrangement of the column heading choices have been changed to put file and folder path options first, as it makes sense to have a path option as the first column (after item name) in search results. The app default settings now include "Folder Path" as a selected heading.
  • Other minor code clean up.

New in WinSetView 1.40 (Apr 26, 2021)

  • App made fully portable: Settings and backup files are now saved to an "AppData" folder within the script directory (if user has write-access).
  • GUI-less helper options added: Parameters from GUI are saved to WinSetViewParams.txt which can be dropped on WinSetView.vbs to run WinSetView.ps1 with those parameters.
  • Power user customization feature added: WinSetView.ps1 will now apply the registry file .AppDataWinSetViewCustom.reg after applying all other settings. This allows for customizing the FolderTypes defaults beyond what the GUI provides. A simple example file (WinSetViewCustom.txt ) is provided.
  • Russian and Chinese language files added.
  • Fixed issue where WinSetView.ps1 failed to run if WinSetView.hta was launched from a folder with a space in the name.
  • Fixed issue that can cause the false-positive error "Safety settings on this computer prohibit accessing a data source on another domain" when running WinSetView.hta.

New in WinSetView 1.30 (Apr 17, 2021)

  • This is a script, so the source code is the program. Download the zip file (recommended) or tar.gz file.
  • For details about this software, please click the Code tab and see Readme.md.
  • Added Keep "Apply to Folders" Views check box. This option allows for separate default views to be retained for Downloads, Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos folder types. See Readme for details.

New in WinSetView 1.23 (Apr 9, 2021)

  • Changes: Readme updated

New in WinSetView 1.22 (Apr 8, 2021)

  • Changes: Japanese language file updated, Readme updated