Folder options: View hidden folders and files

Folder options: View hidden folders and files


One of the virus damage of your registry is the files that cannot be unhidden back because your registry has change its state, you probably notice that when go to folder options go to view and then tick the show hidden files and folders then apply but your files doesn't appear.

This time you need to edit your registry first :

Click start > run > type regedit then enter

Browse to this:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden]

Look at the value of Hidden Key:

Look at the value of Showall Key:

Just copy the value of CheckedValue and DefaultValue.

That's it..