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Goto root and click "also apply this template to all sub folders".

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/change-folder-views-and-behavior

To
Apply the current view settings (such as List, Details, or Large Icons) to all folders on your computer that are the same type as the folder you currently have open. (Documents and Music Details are examples of folder types.)
Do this
In the currently open folder, click Organize in the toolbar, and then click Folder and Search Options.
In Folder Options, click the View tab, and then click Apply to Folders. (To switch these folders back to their default settings, click Reset Folders.)

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mike_mccue

gswitz
Goto root and click "also apply this template to all sub folders".

It always seems like I do this and then I have to go do it again.

That's the mark of insanity.
Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
Good Times :-)

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Here is some general info about this, there may be something like it in the Win 7 forum as well.
 
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9288-folder-template-set-default-all-folders-windows-8-a.html
 
http://www.eightforums.co...hange-windows-8-a.html