"Open each folder in its own window" - Set when PCs added to domain...

[RichCowell]

Regardless of what's set before a machine is added, it changes to open every folder in separate windows... why anyone would prefer this is a mystery to me...

Other than Group Policies - which have been ruled out, can anyone suggest what may be causing this?

It's rather frustrating, especially when working on machines that have the profiles deleted every day...

[richard.thomas]

Have you checked the user's profiles?

[RichCowell]

Yes, there's nothing set to change the setting...

[gshaw]

Quick Google throws up this re: the folder setting...

Group Policy - Folder Options - Petri.co.il forums by Daniel Petri

Maybe get a registry watcher on the PC and see what changes that setting?

[Finch7]

Had this and fixed it. Using a user GPP regedit. We have a windows 2008R2 domain with windows 7 clients.

You can copy and paste the lines below if you wish or manually recreate the preferences. Of course test it first.

<Registry clsid="{9CD4B2F4-923D-47f5-A062-E897DD1DAD50}" name="Settings" status="Settings" image="18" changed="2011-11-03 16:26:27" uid="{AC7E9014-340C-45F6-B33D-AA5A94F567DC}"><Properties action="D" displayDecimal="0" default="0" hive="HKEY_CURRENT_USER" key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\CabinetState" name="Settings" type="REG_BINARY" value="0C0002000A01000060000000"/></Registry>

<Registry clsid="{9CD4B2F4-923D-47f5-A062-E897DD1DAD50}" name="Settings" status="Settings" image="15" changed="2011-11-03 16:25:52" uid="{E91BDD8E-816D-42A9-9E16-6B72667130E8}"><Properties action="C" displayDecimal="0" default="0" hive="HKEY_CURRENT_USER" key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\CabinetState" name="Settings" type="REG_BINARY" value="0C0002000A01000060000000"/></Registry>