Force Windows to Remember Window Positions Intended For Windows 95 only When you close a folder window, it is natural to assume that its size, position, and sort order will be the same the next time the folder is opened. This is not always the case. Sometimes folder settings are saved, only to be forgotten in a couple of days. The rules governing this behavior are not exactly clear, nor consistent. Here's what's supposed to work: Hold the Ctrl key when closing a folder window. If you've taken steps to Get Rid of the Unwanted Explorer Windows at Startup, that may be what's causing the problem. Written by: Annoyances.org Last updated: Thursday, August 9, 2001 Care to discuss this article with other Windows users? Select your operating system here, and click Continue to post your question. - Choose your OS -Windows 7Windows VistaWindows Server 2003Windows XPWindows 2000Windows MeWindows 98Windows 95 Previous discussions about this article: (open a message to see applicable responses, if any) [Windows 98] Question about 'Force Windows to Remember Window Positions' (D. Skeete: Saturday, January 12, 2002) [Windows 2000] Question about 'Force Windows to Remember Window Positions' (Skye Legon: Monday, April 1, 2002) [Windows XP] Question about 'Force Windows to Remember Window Positions' (alex: Friday, April 12, 2002) [Windows Me] Question about 'Force Windows to Remember Window Positions' (ED: Tuesday, October 29, 2002) [Windows XP] Windows XP registry (Ed.: Friday, July 30, 2004) [Windows 2000] Comment about 'Force Windows to Remember Window Positions' (Nick: Thursday, June 2, 2005) Return to "Customizing Windows"