Windows 10: To Hide or Unhide Folders

In my user folder (ex: C:\Users\...) there are many .xxxx files from various programs I've installed. It would be nice to actually use my user folder, but with so many different program files the folder becomes a bit of a mess. I can easily make a folder and its contents hidden or unhidden by going into the folder properties, but will this have any effect on the applications/programs by doing so?

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Temporarily hide a folder

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you want to hide photos while working on Photos app, In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, we would need some information.

1. Are you aware of any recent changes made on your PC?
2. What is the version and build of you operating system? In the
   Search box, type winver
   to get this info.

Since it takes a while for the folder to re-populate after removal from the Photos app, I have found a work around to hide the folder from Photos app by changing the hidden attributes.



Follow the steps to hide the Photo/ folder.

1. Right click on the Photo/ folder.
   
2. Select properties.
   
3. Check Hidden under General tab and hit apply
   
4. The photo will be temporally hidden from photos app.
   

To unhide the Photo/ folder refer the below steps.

1. Click on files explorer.
   
2. Select the View tab and check Hidden items to view the Photo/folder
   
3. Right click on the Photo/folder
   
4. Select properties, Uncheck Hidden and click on apply.
   
5. The Photo will re-appear in the Photos app.
   

Thanks,

Suman.B

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Hide/Unhide windows 10 update

OK, there are two possibilities.

It may not be hidden now, so it won't appear in your list of hidden updates. If so, it should appear in the list of those you can hide.

The other possibility is that windows update doesn't think your PC is ready for the 1803 update yet so doesn't show it as available for your PC. If so it won't appear in either the list of updates you have hidden, or the list of those you could hide.

There are several reasons why this can happen. Microsoft may have just discovered an issue that affects your type of PC and has now blocked them from seeing the update until a fix is in place. Or windows update may just be giving you a grace period before offering it to you again.

Either way, you cannot hide (or unhide) an update until windows update says it is an available update for your PC. You'll just have to regularly check to see if it has reappeared as a hidden update or becomes available to hide again. Until then, you won't get 1803 unexpectedly, it can't install until windows update sees it as 'available' for your PC.


Hide or Show Windows Updates in Windows 10

 

Unable To Unhide Hidden Folders

solved

They were marked as system files by virus so i wasnt able to see.. i enabled to view system files in options then i can see folder but yet cant unhide.

i googled and found solution.

I tried attrib -s -h folder name & it worked for that folder. Then I tried attrib -s -h /s /d which did all the folders, sub-folders in a single go.