How to disable Auto Arrange in folders in Windows 10

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If you lot try to rearrange files and sub-folders in Explorer on Windows 10/viii/vii systems, you will observe that the operating organization does not allow yous to do so. If you wish to disable motorcar arrange of items in a folder with a click, and allow users to manually suit files in a folder, then you have come up to the correct place.

Disable Automobile Arrange in a binder

While searching for a way to practise this, I can across this post on Microsoft Answers. Here I plant a link to a post on unawave.de that shows the way to do information technology manually.

They have fifty-fifty created a batch file that automates the whole procedure.

Although the file appears to take been created for Windows 7, I have tried this in my Windows 10 PC, and it worked just fine. So I believe it should work on Windows 8.ane/viii as well.

So if you lot wish to disable auto accommodate in a folder, download this file, unzip it. Right-click on the .bat file and select Run as Administrator. But before yous do this, yous should create a system restore indicate first, simply in case you demand to or desire to go back.

How to manually arrange files in a folder?

While this was possible earlier, you can now no longer disable the system of the folders in alphabetical order.

UPDATE: Delight read the comments. This does not need to be working in recent versions of Windows ten. So if you lot are facing problems, best to restore your PC back to the system restore indicate you created earlier you applied this tweak.

Do remember to right-click within the binder, select View and and so unselect Auto arrange!

Read next: How to Disable Full Row Select in Windows 10/viii/seven Explorer.

Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-year Microsoft MVP (2006-xvi) & a Windows Insider MVP. Please read the entire post & the comments first, create a System Restore Indicate before making whatsoever changes to your arrangement & be conscientious near whatsoever 3rd-party offers while installing freeware.