{"id":1079,"date":"2010-09-04T15:07:59","date_gmt":"2010-09-04T09:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2019-05-12T03:03:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T03:03:54","slug":"disable-auto-arrange-folders-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/disable-auto-arrange-folders-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Auto Arrange in Folders in Windows 7?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows 7 doesn’t include an option wherein you can disable auto arrange in folders (icons view). Sometime back I created a magical registry hack<\/a> (FFlags DWORD 43000001) that disabled the "Full Row Select" functionality in folders in Windows 7. I also posted some interesting observations in article How to Disable Full Row Select in Explorer in Windows 7<\/a> about the registry hack, which demonstrates that applying the hack also brings back the missing "Auto arrange" menu option in the View menu of folders when in Icons view.<\/p>\n

Automate Using Script<\/h2>\n

Update:<\/b> I just converted the registry edits to a Script file that does all the work. Works in Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows 10.<\/p>\n

Check out my recent post<\/u> How to Disable Full Row Select and Auto Arrange in Folders in Windows 10?<\/a><\/p>\n

To do this Manually<\/h2>\n

I hereby bring you a slightly tweaked version (sets FFlags to 43000000) of the same registry hack and provide some screenshots in this article. After applying this edit you can enable or disable auto arrange feature on a per-folder basis. Of course, an "Undo" REG file is provided in case you want to revert back to the factory default setting.<\/p>\n

Disable Auto Arrange (Icons view) in Folders in Windows 7<\/h2>\n

1. Reset the saved folder views (Ref: Reset the Folder Views in Windows 7\/Vista<\/a>) and restart the shell<\/b><\/u> as specified in the linked article.<\/p>\n

2. Download disable-auto-arrange.zip<\/a><\/b>, unzip and extract the two REG files to your desktop.<\/p>\n

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3. Open My Computer<\/b> and then close it.<\/p>\n

4. Logoff and login back. (Alternately, you could terminate the shell cleanly and restart it. REF:<\/b> Terminate and Restart Explorer.exe Process Cleanly in Windows 7 & Windows Vista<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This should disable auto-arrange and "full row select" features in Explorer.<\/p>\n

For a background info about this registry edit, see our detailed article How to Disable Full Row Select Feature in Explorer in Windows 7?<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Screenshots<\/h2>\n

The following is the default setting, no "Auto arrange" option in the View menu. Icons are auto-arranged always, by default.<\/p>\n

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After apply the registry edit (and user logoff\/logon cycle), Auto-arrange option is disabled as you can obviously see in the screenshot where the files are arranged in random fashion, and the "Auto arrange" and "Align to grid" menu options magically appear. Alas! You can disable or enable Auto-arrange setting per-folder.<\/p>\n

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Windows 7 doesn’t include an option wherein you can disable auto arrange in folders (icons view). Sometime back I created a magical registry hack (FFlags DWORD 43000001) that disabled the "Full Row Select" functionality in folders in Windows 7. 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