I suspect the issue you have run into is the fact that not all folders use the same default folder view.
For example if you change the view of your Pictures folder then choose to apply change to all folders, the only folders that will change will be other folders that are optimized to display pictures.
You will probably need to make manual changes to the key folders, Documents, Pictures, Videos, etc ... then apply those changes to all folders in each instance to get your desired layout and view.
When you make changes to the Default view of a particular folder type these ought to be reflected in your Registry at the following location:
Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell
So for example if you were modifying the Music Folder's Default view via a Command Prompt you could use the following command to create the directory for those changes to be stored in:
Code:
REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell" /V FolderType /T REG_SZ /D Music /F
Having done this and closed the Command Prompt you would then need to open Task Manager and choose to restart Windows Explorer for changes to stick, or simply restart the computer.