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The tag 'general items' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the 'General Items' folder optimization option in Windows 7. Users encounter this setting in folder properties under the Customize tab, where it controls how Windows optimizes a folder for file types like documents, music, or general items. One thread describes a problem where the root C: drive is incorrectly set to music files, preventing the user from selecting 'General Items' to disable media-specific sorting. Another thread involves scripting to customize libraries, including setting a library to 'General Items' via automation. These posts focus on troubleshooting and customizing folder behavior in Windows 7, particularly when the default optimization interferes with user preferences.
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    Windows 7 Folder Properties -> Customize -> General Items for Root Directory?

    Hi. For some reason, Windows 7 has decided that files in my root directory C: are music files. They're not. In every other folder, I can click on Properties, then choose Customize, then choose "Optimize This Folder For..." and choose the type I want - Documents, Photos, Music, General Items...
    • mispeled
    • Thread
    • customization file management file types folder properties general items optimization root directory tech support user interface windows 7
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Customizing Windows 7 Start Menu via script

    Hi All I am trying to do this: 1) Write a script to rename the My Music library to something else (e.g. My Menu), remove the existing folders, include my own folder, and choose General Items for "Customize library for". 2) Write a script to show My Music library (now known as My Menu...
    • guicm
    • Thread
    • c++ customization general items ishelllibrary libraries menu powershell registry scripting start menu user interface vbscript windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Programming and Scripting
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