Change the default view of Control Panel on your Windows computer

By default, Windows Control Panel Displays the Category view, Large Icons, or Small Icons. However, if you want to open the Control Panel displaying the full items you can use Registry Editor or Group Policy editor.

1. For Windows Home edition users

If you use the Windows Home edition you can edit Registry To change the default view type on the Control Panel. If using Windows Pro or Enterprise you can use Local Group Policy Editor Note: Registry Editor is a powerful tool, so you should back up the Registry before doing so in the event of a bad situation. First open the Registry Editor by clicking on it Start , then enter the keyword regedit Enter the Search box and hit Enter. If the window appears Click Select to allow the computer to change. On the Registry Editor window, navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer

Next, proceed to create one value New in the Explorer key. Right-click and key Explorer to choose New = & gt; DWORD (32-bit) Value Name this new value ForceClassicControlPanel.

There are 3 ways you can use to adjust the Control Panel View:

• If the ForceClassicControlPanel value does not exist, the Windows Control Panel will by default open under the last classification you used.
• If the ForceClassicControlPanel value is set to 0, the Control Panel is always open under Category.
• If the ForceClassicControlPanel value is set to 1, the Control Panel will always open according to the Icon View classification, be it Large or Small icon, depending on the last time you used Control Panel.

Double click value ForceClassicControlPanel to open the Properties window. Here you change the value in the Value data box from 0 to 1, depending on how you want it and then click select Finally close the Registry Editor window and open the Control Panel window to test. In case you want to change back to the original default setting, you do the same and remove the ForceClassicControlPanel value.

2. Use the Registry Editor available

If you do not want to manually edit the Registry, you can use the Registry Editor. Download the Control Panel View Hacks here. After downloading the file Zip Control Panel View Hacks , proceed to extract the file. Just run the file Force a view and set the appropriate value that you want to open the Control Panel window. Run the restore file to clear the ForceClassicControlPanel value and restore to the original default setting. If using Pro or Enterprise versions of Windows, the quickest way to set the default view type on the Control Panel is to use the Local Group Policy Editor. First select Start , then enter gpedit.msc Enter the Search box and hit Enter. On the Local Group Policy window, in the left pane, navigate to the following key:

User Configuration = & gt; Administrative Templates = & gt; Control Panel

In the right pane locate and double click on the option named Always open the Control Panel Items when opening the Control Panel

At this point, the window will appear Properties , here you can configure one of the three options below:

• Select Not Configured to set up the last control panel you use.
• Select Enabled to force the Control Panel to open in a view by icon. Can be Large or Small icon.
• Select Disabled to force the Control Panel to open in the Category view.

After selecting, click

Finally close the window Local Group Policy Editor You do not have to restart your computer, open the Control Panel window, and check your changes. If you want to go back to the default settings you initially follow the same steps and set the option to Chưa cấu hình

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Good luck!