Disable-DownloadsGrouping

1.0.0

Windows 10/11 enables grouping by date in the Downloads folder by default.
This script modifies the Windows Shell Bags registry entries to disable grouping
for all Downloads folder views.

Installation Options

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Install-Script -Name Disable-DownloadsGrouping

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Owners

Copyright

(c) 2025 D-Ogi. MIT License.

Package Details

Author(s)

  • D-Ogi

Tags

Windows Downloads Folder Grouping Explorer Registry Shell

Dependencies

This script has no dependencies.

Release Notes

Initial release. Disables default "Group by Date" view in Windows Downloads folder.

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Version History

Version Downloads Last updated
1.0.0 (current version) 8 1/24/2026