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  • Show or Hide All Hidden Files

     
    How to Show or Hide All Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives in Windows 7
    Information
    This will show you how to have all hidden files, folders, and drives to show or don’t show in Windows 7. These are set to be hidden by default in Windows 7.

    Note
    When you have these hidden files, folders, and drives set to show, the icon shows as transparent to indicate that they are set as hidden.
    EXAMPLE: A Hidden and Normal Folder
    EXAMPLE: A Hidden Protected Operating System File
    OPTION ONE
    Through Folder Options
    1. Open Folder Options.
    2. To Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives
    A) Select (dot) Show hidden files, folders, and drives. (See screenshot below)
    B) Click on the Apply button.
    3. To Don’t Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives
    A) Select (dot) Don’t Show hidden files, folders, and drives. (See screenshot above)
    B) Click on the Apply button.
    4. To Show Protected Operating System Files
    A) Do step 2.
    B) Uncheck the Hide protected operating system files box. (See screenshot below step 5B)
    C) Click on Yes to confirm. (See screenshot below)
    D) Go to step 6.
    5. To Hide Protected Operating System Files
    A) Do step 3.
    B) Check the Hide protected operating system files box. (See screenshot below)
    6. Click on OK. (See screenshot above)
    OPTION TWO
    Through Registry Editor
    1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search line and press enter.
    2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.
    3. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
    Code:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
    4. To Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives
    A) In the right pane of Advanced, right click on Hidden and click on Modify. (see screenshot above)
    B) Type 1 and click on OK. (see screenshot below)
    C) Go to step 8.
    5. To Don’t Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives
    A) In the right pane of Advanced, right click on Hidden and click on Modify. (see screenshot below step 3)
    B) Type 0 and click on OK. (see screenshot below step 4B)
    C) Go to step 8.
    6. To Show Protected Operating System Files
    A) Do step 4.
    B) In the right pane of Advanced, right click on ShowSuperHidden and click on Modify. (see screenshot below step 3)
    C) Type 1 and click on OK. (see screenshot below step 7B)
    D) Go to step 8.
    7. To Hide Protected Operating System Files
    A) In the right pane of Advanced, right click on ShowSuperHidden and click on Modify. (see screenshot below step 3)
    B) Type 0 and click on OK. (see screenshot below )
    8. Close regedit.
    9. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply.

  • Use Hidden International Wallpapers and Themes

    When you first install Windows 7, it asks for your language, time and currency. Based on your responses, it installs a set of wallpapers and themes. If you choose English (United States) for your time and currency format, for example, the available desktop backgrounds and themes will include a United States section with scenery from locations such as Maine, the Southwest and so on.

    Hidden, though, are background scenery and themes from other English-speaking countries — Australia, Canada, Great Britain and South Africa. Normally, you can’t access those backgrounds or themes, but there is a simple way you can install and use them
    This is what you will need to do:
    1. In the search box in the Start menu, type C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT and press Enter. (Note: If Windows 7 is installed in a drive other than C:, use that letter instead.)
    2. Windows Explorer will launch and show you a list of subfolders under C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT: MCT-AU, MCT-CA, MCT-GB, MCT-US, and MCT-ZA. Each subfolder has wallpapers for a specific country: AU for Australia, CA for Canada, GB for Great Britain, US for the United States, and ZA for South Africa.
    For any of the countries whose wallpaper and themes you want to use, go into its Theme folder, for example, C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT\MCT-ZA\Theme. Double-click the theme you see there (for example ZA).
    3. That will install a shortcut to the theme and wallpapers in the Personalization section of Control Panel.

    You can now use them as you would any other theme or background, by right-clicking the desktop, choosing Personalize, and choosing a background or theme. They will be listed in their own section.