Windows 10: How to enable Case Sensitive Attribute for Folders in Windows 10

If you have ever used Linux, you would know that you can save a file or a folder with Case Sensitive characters. But the sad part is that if using Windows OS, you cannot use Case Sensitive Attribute for Folders. [...]

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Folder attributes/customization lost on copy or move in Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary Update)

This is a head-scratcher for sure!

Create a folder (say, TestFolder) and at the command-line use
attrib +r TestFolder or attrib +s TestFolder to set read-only or system attributes for the folder. Then in File Explorer:

Windows 10 1511
(10586.589)

• Make a copy of the folder with attributes +R/+S on the same partition - Copy has
  same attributes set as the original
  
• Make a copy of the folder with attributes +R/+S on a different partition - Copy has
  same attributes set as the original
• Move the folder with attributes +R/+S elsewhere on the same partition - Folder still has
  same attributes set as before
  
• Move the folder with attributes +R/+S to a different partition - Folder still has
  same attributes set as before

Windows 10 1607 (14393.222 & Preview Build
14936)

• Make a copy of the folder with attributes +R/+S on the same partition - Copy
  loses attributes of the original
  
• Make a copy of the folder with attributes +R/+S on a different partition - Copy
  loses attributes of the original
• Move the folder with attributes +R/+S elsewhere on same partition - Folder still has
  same attributes set as before
  
• Move the folder with attributes +R/+S to a different partition - Folder
  loses attributes it had before
  

Besides the purely puzzling nature of the change in behavior, this has direct repercussions because it means customized folders (with non-default icons for example) lose their customization on being copied/moved in Windows 10 1607. This is because for desktop.ini
to work folders needs to have either the +R or +S attribute set.

• What is the reason for this breaking change and has it been announced anywhere?
• How can we revert back to the behavior of Windows 10 1511 (and previous Windows versions going back to Windows 7 and probably earlier)?
• If it is indeed a bug in Windows 10 1607 then when will it be fixed?

Update (Feb. 10, 2017): The bug finally
seems to be fixed in Insider Preview build 15019 but the fix hasn't been pushed out to previous Windows 10 versions (1507/1511/1607) yet.

 

Change file attribute to 'unhide'

Hello Walt,

Thank you for posting your concern in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to change the attribute of any file/folder to unhide.

Step A: Show Hidden files

1. Open Windows Explorer(win logo key+E) or My computer.

2. Now click on View on top of the window.
3. Untick ‘Hidden items’ in the options.

Step B: Change file attribute

1. Once the hidden file is located, right click on the file/folder you want to change the attribute for.

2. Go to ‘properties’, untick the box facing hidden.

3. Now, Click on ‘apply’ and then ‘ok’.

Hope it helps.

Thank You.