Folder Options Extension

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Group Policy includes the Folder Options extension. This extension allows you to configure various Windows Explorer settings such as file type and application start-up associations, and folder view options for Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP.

Getting started

You can create and configure File Type, Open With, and Folder Options preference items for any domain-based Group Policy object (GPO). You configure the settings by editing a GPO using the Group Policy Management Console. When editing a GPO, you can find this preference extension at the following location:

Computer Configuration or User Configuration

**   └ Preferences**

**      └ Control Panel Settings**

**         └ Folder Options**

For information about how to use this extension to create and configure a preference item, see the following topics:

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