Thread: Show or Hide Hidden Files and Folders using Shortcut

How to Show or Hide Hidden Files and Folders using Shortcut in Windows Vista?


When you have to show or hide hidden files and folders then you normally use Folder Options. This tutorial will help you in using registry scripts to toggle the nature of hidden files and folder.

All you need to do is to download the file ShowHiddenFilesFolders.zip given under the Attached files section below and extract the files ShowHiddenFilesFoldersDisable.reg and ShowHiddenFilesFoldersEnable.reg at a suitable place, say Desktop.



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Now if you want to show hidden files and folders then double click the file ShowHiddenFilesFoldersEnable.reg and click Continue button if prompted by UAC



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Then click Yes button to confirm and then OK button when successful.



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Repeat the above procedure if you want to hide hidden files and folders using file ShowHiddenFilesFoldersDisable.reg.