



How to Enable or Disable Auto Arrange in Folders in Windows 10

Warning Warning Windows 10 Creators Update version 1703.



While you can still arrange items how you like, they will now reset back to their original position whenever you close/open or refresh (F5) the folder window.



This tutorial no longer works starting with theWhile you can still arrange items how you like, they will now reset back to their original position whenever you close/open or refresh (F5) the folder window.

Information Information When you drag and drop icons in a folder in Windows 10, they will automatically be aligned to a grid and auto arranged. By default, disabling auto arrange and align to grid is not an available option in File Explorer.



This tutorial will show you how to disable auto arrange and align to grid to be able to freely arrange icons how you like inside folders in File Explorer for your account in Windows 10.





Note Note extra large icons, large icons, medium icons, or small icons view.





When auto arrange is disabled and you are using details view, you can only arrange items in any order in a folder, and not in any position.





You will not be able to freely arrange items in a folder that are grouped. You can select Group by -> (None) in the View tab of the ribbon to no longer have items in a folder grouped by a column.





You will not be able to freely arrange items in an opened library.





You can turn Auto arrange and Align to grid on or off as you like for individual folders while using the extra large icons, large icons, medium icons, or small icons view. You would right click or press and hold in the open folder, and click/tap on View to do so.



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EXAMPLE:

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Set layout view to Tiles .

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If you would like to haveback to normal and still have auto arrange disabled for everything else, then:

Here's How:

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2. To Disable Auto Arrange and use Details View by default

Note Note This will have auto arrange disabled for all folders by default, and have details set as the default view.







A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to



Disable_Auto_Arrange_in_File_Explorer-Details.bat



Download A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 6 below.

3. To Disable Auto Arrange and use Medium icons View by default

Note Note This will have auto arrange disabled for all folders by default, and have medium icons set as the default view.



Both downloads will disable auto arrange, but you can select a download to have auto arrange turned on or off for all folders by default. You will still be able to manually turn on or off auto arrange per folder.







A) Click/tap on a Download button below to download the BAT file you want below, and go to



Disable_Auto_Arrange_ON_in_File_Explorer_Medium-Icons.bat



Download



OR



Disable_Auto_Arrange_OFF_in_File_Explorer_Medium-Icons.bat



Download A) Click/tap on a Download button below to download the BAT file you want below, and go to step 6 below.

4. To Disable Auto Arrange and use Large icons View by default

Note Note This will have auto arrange disabled for all folders by default, and have large icons set as the default view.



Both downloads will disable auto arrange, but you can select a download to have auto arrange turned on or off for all folders by default. You will still be able to manually turn on or off auto arrange per folder.







A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to



Disable_Auto_Arrange_ON_in_File_Explorer-Large_Icons.bat



Download



OR



Disable_Auto_Arrange_OFF_in_File_Explorer_Large-Icons.bat



Download A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 6 below.

5. To Enable Auto Arrange and Reset Folder Views to Default

Note Note This is the default setting.



This will reset the views of all folders back to default, and enable auto arrange.







A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to



Enable_Auto_Arrange_in_File_Explorer.bat



Download A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to step 6 below.

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