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I'm running Vista Home Premium 32-Bit with a screen resolution of 1024x768
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How do you set the default windows size/positions? Is there a registry tweak for this? Going to Tools->Folder Options...->View Apply to Folders
does not apply the current folder size to all folders.
So, whenever I open a new window to a random new folder I haven't opened before, I don't want it to take 75% of the screen. Is there any way I could make it open smaller? (So it opens correctly the first time.)
Rephrase:
I want the default size of folders to be 500x500
pixels.
Currently it's at 800x600
pixels.
I just upgraded to a 1440p monitor and it appears to be a proportion of the window size. Makes it hard to maintain efficiency. Fantastic question. You, as a person, I consider equally intelligent compared with me (you should be pleased to hear this) because you, too, perceived this behavior. Windows 7 has solved this issue in the file manager, but not other windows. Wasteful of screen real estate. – paIncrease – 2015-08-14T17:41:36.877
1I never noticed this before, but Windows 7 seems to remember the size from the last Explorer windows that was closed. – paradroid – 2011-02-16T03:56:53.887
@paradroid : I think it does that to windows vista too... – Owen – 2011-02-16T06:52:20.303
@Owen: That must be due to an update, as I remember being disappointed that it didn't do that when Vista came out (along with all the other things I was disappointed about after waiting so long for it). – paradroid – 2011-02-16T07:32:46.527
1I get around these sorts of issues by just using a different file manager: Total Commander, xplorer^2, Free Commander, etc. – MaQleod – 2011-04-08T05:08:53.473
@MaQleod Which (free and/or open source) one do you recommend? Will they slow down Windows? – Mateen Ulhaq – 2011-05-04T00:33:48.863
1xplorer^2 is what I use on a regular basis, it is tabbed and dual-paned and can integrate somewhat decently into explorer to replace the file manager portion. It is free for personal use. I have never had an issue with it slowing down Windows and I've used it on some slow machines. – MaQleod – 2011-05-04T04:19:04.573