Plus the five Windows folder templates
How to Set Default Folder View for All Folders in Windows 11/10
Your Windows operating system understands that not all file types are the same. For example, the way you want to view your audio files is different than the way you want to view a list of your text files.
There are several types of folder views that you can see in File Manager using five default templates. You can customize the default folder views in Windows to view your files the way you want by customizing these templates to your preferences using the steps below.
Windows offers a variety of folder templates, each designed to efficiently display your files (and information about them) based on their file type. There are five typical templates that you'll see in File Explorer, including:
