Windows 10: Can't toggle Hidden Files

Discus and support Can't toggle Hidden Files in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hi, Since yesterday I've been unable to toggle hidden files from the View tab of the ribbons. It's unchecked and when I click on it the check mark... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by VeeK727, Nov 25, 2015.

  1. VeeK727 Win User

    Can't toggle Hidden Files


    Hi, Since yesterday I've been unable to toggle hidden files from the View tab of the ribbons. It's unchecked and when I click on it the check mark appears for a second and disappear again.

    Only change I've done recently is installed an antivirus (Bitdefender 2016), could that be the cause?

    I had this problem before on Windows 8.1 before it got updated and I had to do a reinstall to fix it. I really don't wanna do it again.

    :)
     
    VeeK727, Nov 25, 2015
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  2. Free cell and windows 10

    Turns out I had also fiddled with the hidden files setting in Windows Explorer: View > Show/Hide > Hidden Items. When I checked that, it hid files like thumbs.db, but it also hid files and folders I actually use! Once I toggled that, I got everything back.

    Somehow a lot of the files and folders that I regularly use are also hidden. So I need to go through and fix that (right-click the folder > General tab > Attributes > Uncheck "Hidden"). This "feature" didn't show up until the
    migration to Win10.
     
    PatRodgersSJ, Nov 25, 2015
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  3. TonyUsi Win User
    Windows 10's "photos"-app can not delete images from onedrive

    Open file explorer then picture where the file is hidden that you can't delete, open view and check hidden items now you can delete that photo...it's hidden that can't be deleted on photo apps...
     
    TonyUsi, Nov 25, 2015
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  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Can't toggle Hidden Files

    Brink, Nov 25, 2015
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  5. VeeK727 Win User
    File Explorer options and ribbon check mark doesn't work for me like I said. I tried the registry key editing and I get this error "Cannot edit Hidden: Error writing the value's new contents", Hidden being the key that needs to be changed.

    I'm using Windows 10 btw.
     
    VeeK727, Nov 26, 2015
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  6. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Brink, Nov 26, 2015
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  7. Ztruker Win User
    Disable Bit Defender and see if that is the cause (as you mentioned).
     
    Ztruker, Nov 26, 2015
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  8. VeeK727 Win User

    Can't toggle Hidden Files

    @Brink Sorry. Forgot about that. The bat file failed to restart the explorer so I did it manually and when I did it was still the same. No change
     
    VeeK727, Nov 27, 2015
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  9. VeeK727 Win User
    @Ztruker Yes it worked. Particularly the problem was the Intrusion Detection module of bitdefender. The explanation says that the module blocks attempts to change critical files and registry entries. Disabling that made hide/show hidden files possible.

    Thanks to all for your assistance.
     
    VeeK727, Apr 4, 2018
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