Here's a discussion.

by Kees_B Moderator - 5/29/12 12:55 AM

In Reply to: Reply by eddiener

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/is-remember-each-folders-view-settings/633192ab-e435-48cd-8fcd-999e7195653c?page=1 is a 21-page discussion on this subject. And there are many, many more hits.

Seems they did this to increase the reliability of Explorer. What you don't have can't get corrupt either. If they didn't change it back in Windows 8 I'm afraid this feature is gone forever. Did you already check in the Consumer Preview?

Then all you can do: build it into your favorite Linux-distro and use that in stead of Windows.

Kees