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How do I change the default sort order on Windows Explorer and the File Dialogs
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My file dialog shows files sorted by date and I want it to sort alphabetically by filename.
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I was still getting inconsistent results with the various solutions. This seemed to work best for me: Open My Documents folder, Select View - Details Either (A) move Date column to the far left or (B) right click on date column, select "More" and mo…
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