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feat: disable explorer automatic folder discovery (#3262)

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* feat: add tweak "Disable Explorer automatic folder discovery"

* refactor: add comments

* feat: add undo script

* refactor: add output comment

* fix: use correct registry key
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"Type": "Button",
"ButtonWidth": "300",
"link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/tweaks/Performance-Plans/RemoveUltPerf"
}
},
"WPFTweaksDisableExplorerAutoDiscovery": {
"Content": "Disable Explorer automatic folder discovery",
"Description": "Windows Explorer automatically tries to guess the type of the folder based on its contents, slowing down the browsing experience.",
"category": "Essential Tweaks",
"panel": "1",
"Order": "a017_",
"InvokeScript": [
"
# Previously detected folders
$bags = \"HKCU:\\Software\\Classes\\Local Settings\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Shell\\Bags\"
# Folder types lookup table
$bagMRU = \"HKCU:\\Software\\Classes\\Local Settings\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Shell\\BagMRU\"
# Flush explorer view database
Remove-Item -Path $bags -Recurse -Force
Write-Host \"Removed $bags\"
Remove-Item -Path $bagMRU -Recurse -Force
Write-Host \"Removed $bagMRU\"
# Every folder
$allFolders = \"HKCU:\\Software\\Classes\\Local Settings\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Shell\\Bags\\AllFolders\\Shell\"
if (!(Test-Path $allFolders)) {
New-Item -Path $allFolders -Force
Write-Host \"Created $allFolders\"
}
# Generic view
New-ItemProperty -Path $allFolders -Name \"FolderType\" -Value \"NotSpecified\" -PropertyType String -Force
Write-Host \"Set FolderType to NotSpecified\"
Write-Host Please sign out and back in, or restart your computer to apply the changes!
"
],
"UndoScript": [
"
# Previously detected folders
$bags = \"HKCU:\\Software\\Classes\\Local Settings\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Shell\\Bags\"
# Folder types lookup table
$bagMRU = \"HKCU:\\Software\\Classes\\Local Settings\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Shell\\BagMRU\"
# Flush explorer view database
Remove-Item -Path $bags -Recurse -Force
Write-Host \"Removed $bags\"
Remove-Item -Path $bagMRU -Recurse -Force
Write-Host \"Removed $bagMRU\"
Write-Host Please sign out and back in, or restart your computer to apply the changes!
"
],
},
}