How to cancel the Windows XP folder auto-expand function

After summing up the previous windows system, the windowsXP system has undergone a humanized change. Users who have operated the xp system resource manager can deeply understand this. If the user clicks on the left file, if it is in the folder. There are also other sub-folders, this time will automatically expand, although it is very convenient, but after the expansion of the scroll bar lengthened, many users are not very used, so here to teach you a small recipe, easily cancel this Auto-expand function.

To cancel the Windows XP folder auto-expand function:

1. First click on the desktop start button, find and open the run, type regedit, open the registry edit;

2, then expand the following sub-items on the left side of the registry:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced]

3, then find the item named "FriendlyTree" in the right window, the DWORD value Change to “0”;

4, then return to the resource manager, click on the parent directory, you will find that the folder has not been automatically expanded.

Tip: Finally, teach you a little trick, that is, under the main key of step 2, there is a DWORD value named "PersistBrowsers", which means to save the switch state of the last shutdown setting. “1” is open, “0” is off, you can set its value to 1, then when you open the resource manager will automatically display the state of the last shutdown.

Everyone's operating habits are different. The use of a new system feature can't fully satisfy all users, so if users are not used to the folder auto-expand function under windowsXP system, you can use the method described above. To cancel it.