![]() Once again, launch the Run command prompt by pressing Windows Key+R, type regedit in the field and hit Enter. Registry Editor is available on all Windows editions. Enable Numeric Sorting Using Registry Editor That’s why 11, 12, and 22 file names are appearing between 1 and 3. In simpler terms, it arranges the files by following the historical value of the first digit, second digit and so on. The numerical sorting order takes the sequence of digit occurrence into consideration. If it is not working for you, try restarting your system after saving everything. The file named 22 appears before file named 3 because the first digit 2 is smaller than 3. Getting back to the example I shared above, you can see that the files are now sorted numerically. Select Enabled and click on Apply to save your settings. You will notice that the setting is ‘Not Configured’ by default. ![]() Find ‘Turn off numerical sorting in File Explorer’ here and open it. ![]() Scroll down to find the File Explorer folder and open it. When you see the Windows Components folder, double-click on it. In the left one, click on Computer Configuration and then double-click on Administrative Templates in the right window pane. You should now see the Local Group Policy Editor window with two panes. ![]() It may take some time so don’t get worked up. Type gpedit.msc in there and hit the Enter key. To begin, press the Windows Key+R on your keyboard to launch the Run command prompt. You will have to enable numeric sorting in Windows 10 because it is not enabled by default. If you have files beginning with numbers like 1,2,3, etc., you cannot sort them in ascending or descending order. You can grab it from reputed sites or download it using the link below. The Group Policy Editor isn’t present in the Windows 10 Home edition. Sort Numerically Using Group Policy Editor
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