Change memory size units in Windows 10

Just as the title implies, how can you change the unit sizes displayed in Windows? Instead of displaying files like this:

+--------+---------------+
|  Name  |      Size     |
+--------+---------------+
| file1  | 3,932,160 KB  |
+--------+---------------+

I will display it like this:

+--------+---------------+
|  Name  |      Size     |
+--------+---------------+
| file1  | 3840 KiB       |
+--------+---------------+

Which gives a more accurate reading of how large a file or directory is. I'm more familiar with this on Linux desktops than Windows. When I read 3,932,160 KB, it confuses me when I try to read how big that is compared to 3480 KiB and be all like "Oh the file's only 3480 KiB".

You can pretty much change the memory units in Linux just by going to the display options and change it between decimal and binary or other memory units.

Now under Windows, there's no way to change that under Folder Options. So I was wondering if there's a registry hack or modification that can be done to change the display of size units for files and directories.

Solution 1:

Further research shows this is not possible natively in Windows.

This cannot be changed. Windows Explorer will display the size column in the smallest unit, “KB” for simplicity. If you select your file and view the details pane, you will see the file in its true form, whether it’s MB or GB. There are third party programs that are able to do what you are asking, but unfortunately, I do not think it would come for free.

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There are some third party dir and explorer utilties you could try, such as TakeCommand and TotalCommander, which may provide such functionality.