Changing View Menu default

In PSE 9, when clicking on File/Open, the dialogue box lists the photo files in a "list" mode. In the view menu, you can choose between thumbnail, tiles, icon, list and detail. How does one set the default to "thumbnail" so each time that I go to File/Open, the files appear as thumbnails? As of now, the default is "list" and I can't change the default opening menu. Thanks!

In Windows go to Pictures and select a folder and change to thumbnails. Then click Tools >>Folder Options.
Click the view tab, then click the “apply to folders” button.

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This is Adobe. They are too busy adding really obscure features to worry about your ability to control the work interface simply.
I too have this problem.
I think however, the best way would be for us to exchange lives as I have code view as the default and cant change that.
I think it would be simpler for us to exchange lives then it would be for adobe to fix the problem with their live cloud based software that you cant own and constantly reminds you of that fact by forcing you to register your product again and again.
No point in troubling their development staff who all seem to live in India even though I thought Adobe was a US company.
I hear they are busy with a module that allows people that use SASS and LESS at the same time as Fluid grids to make tea remotly thats dispensed via the USB 3.0 socket of any SkyLake equipped 14nm processor based laptop.
Im holding my breath.
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Hi. This is my first time on this forum so please forgive me if not worded correctly.
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Hey folks,
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