General Change Folder Layout View in Windows 11 File Explorer

This tutorial will show you how to change the layout view of a folder in File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.

In Windows 11, you can change the layout view of a folder in File Explorer to show all items in the folder with a extra large icons, large icons, medium icons, small icons, list, details, tiles, or content layout.

Each separate folder will remember its layout view as set when last closed.




EXAMPLE: Available folder layout views










1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2 Open the folder you want to change the layout view of.

3 Press and hold the Ctrl key while rolling the scroll wheel up or down to cycle the layout view to what you want, and release the Ctrl key when done.





1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2 Open the folder you want to change the layout view of.

3 Press the keyboard shortcut below for the layout view you want.






1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2 Open the folder you want to change the layout view of.

3 Click/tap on the Details (left) or Large icons (right) button on the toolbar at the bottom right corner of File Explorer for the layout view you want. (see screenshot below)







1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2 Open the folder you want to change the layout view of.

3 Click/tap on View on the command bar. (see screenshot below)

4 Click/tap on the Extra large icons, Large icons, Medium icons, Small icons, List, Details, Tiles, or Content layout view you want.







1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2 Open the folder you want to change the layout view of.

3 Right click or press and hold on an empty area of the folder's background. (see screenshot below)

4 Click/tap on View.

5 Click/tap on the Extra large icons, Large icons, Medium icons, Small icons, List, Details, Tiles, or Content layout view you want.




That's it,
Shawn Brink