Windows 11 changes how folder customizations work, and what looks like a bug is actually a security upgrade.

This is more of an administrative sanity thing than a problem, per se... I've got a file share full of user home directories, where they can save stuff that they don't need to share with each other.

Fortunately, there's an easy fix.

(DESKTOP.INItialization) A hidden file that Windows creates and stores in the folder if the user customizes the folder's appearance such as changing its icon or optimization setting for indexing its ...