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Apply customization settings on more folders.

This tweak lets you to increase the folder numbers on which you can apply view and other customiation settings.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Description:

Windows stores the view settings and customizations of each folder in the registry. The cache inside the registry is normally limited to 400 folders (200 for local folders and 200 for network folders) but it can be increased with some changes in the registry.

If you use the default value - 400, the new entry overwrites the first entry. So, keep the number as high as possible as not to affect the performance of the system.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below at ordinal position 1. Now, create a DWORD value name, “BagMRU Size” in the right panel, if this value does not exist. Right-click this value name and modify the value data with the desired number in Decimal.

Now, navigate to the registry path listed below at ordinal position 2. Create a DWORD value name, “BagMRU Size” in the right panel, if this value does not exist. Right-click this value name and modify the value data with the with the desired number in Decimal.

However, delete “BagMRU Size” registry entry from both the locations for default setting.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

NOTE:
If you want to give all the folders the same view and does not want to change them in future by yourself and by someone else, you have to first clear the earlier stored view settings history of folders by deleting the two value names present at the keys listed below. Secondly, create the same value names again and set their data to “0”.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

BagMRU Size

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Desired number of folders

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

BagMRU Size

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Desired number of folders

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\] key, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "BagMRU Size".

Third, right-click on the 'BagMRU Size' DWORD value and click on "Modify".

Fourth, enter the desired number of folders in the text box like "300" and click on 'OK'.

Fifth, go to the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\] key, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "BagMRU Size".

Sixth, right-click on the 'BagMRU Size' DWORD value and click on "Modify".

Fourth, enter the desired number of folders in the text box like "300" and click on 'OK'.