Disable ignoring of hyphen for sorting in Windows 10 File Explorer

Solution 1:

Ignoring the hyphen/dash is a "feature" that was added to Windows Explorer at the same time as numerical sorting. However, unlike numerical sorting, this is not controlled by any registry entry, but is rather hard-coded into Explorer.

This cannot even be corrected by an extension, since Microsoft has sharply curtailed their use in Explorer since after Windows XP. Not even new Column Handlers are allowed. Only adding a custom property tab by using an extension is still supported.

The only solution is to use an alternative third-party product. The behavior of Windows Explorer itself cannot be modified.

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