How to view hidden files Windows 7 different ways

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Users that recently started their acquaintance with Windows 7 are experiencing problems when working with unusual interface. Particularly affected those who moved to the “seven” with XP or even earlier versions of the operating system. And the thing is that the developers wanted to simplify the interface, but as is often the case, on the contrary made it even more confusing.

For example, many users do not understand how to find hidden files in Windows 7. And all anything, but sometimes it really needs to do to solve certain problems. Exactly how to view hidden files and folders in Windows 7, and even in several different ways, and the focus of this article.

Why to show hidden files?

Employees of Microsoft tried to make it so that users could not harm the operating system “Windows 7" their reckless actions. To this end, they “concealed” especially in the important files necessary for operation of the OS. The solution is quite logical, if not one "but"... Quite often malware also hides its files, complicating the process of detection.

If such a disaster befell your computer, so you need to act. First of all, you need to make hidden files visible in Windows 7 and only after that, start looking for malware. About how to do it, will be discussed below.

Enable visibility through “My computer”

The easiest way to display the desired hidden files in Windows 7 using “My computer”. This is done as follows:

  • Go to your desktop and double click on the icon “My computer”.
  • Note the button “Streamline” located in the upper left of the window (just below the address bar). You need to push it.
  • Drop-down list Appears. Find the line “folder Options” and click on it.
  • Will Open a separate window. In it you should go to “”, drag the slider to the bottom and activate the “Show hidden files”.
  • Now you only have to click ‘Apply”.
Enable showing of hidden files in Windows 7

After these simple actions, all the files on your computer that were previously hidden, will become visible.

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Using ‘control Panel”

This method is a bit similar to the previous one, but it is not used “My computer” and “control Panel”. So, to view hidden files in Windows 7, do the following:

  • Click “start” and then open “control Panel”.
  • Go to “Design”.
Show hidden files via control panel
  • Now pay attention to the category “folder Options”. Here you need to click on the line “Show hidden files”. Menu will open “”, which was in the previous method.
  • Here you, again, need to lower the slider to the bottom and put a mark on the option "Show...".

Next, you need to confirm the changes and close all unnecessary Windows.

Registry Change

This method is not recommended for beginners, as it involves working with the registry. It is the following:

  • Press the key combination “Win+R”, and then write regedit.
  • Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER and then to Software.
  • Follow to the installation directory of Microsoft – Windows.
  • Then follow the in-CurrentVersion-Explorer-Advanced.
  • In the right pane of the editor navigate to the file Hidden. Click on it and select “Change”. In the line “Value” write the digit “1”.
  • Agree to make the changes and close the editor.
Show hidden files through the registry

Now all hidden files Windows 7 will be displayed on your computer.

Notes

Oh, and finally, a few tips:

  • Never delete hidden files if you are not completely sure of what you are doing. Otherwise, you risk to break your operating system.
  • If desired, you can disable the display of all available on your computer, hidden files tab “Views” and by checking the option “do Not show...”.
  • Any file can be hidden do this by going to properties and enabling the same name parameter.

Also don't forget that hide files and folders are not protected from intruders. For important information, it would be wise to use the archives with a password.


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