Here some fix to restore “Show hidden files and folders” to work as usual,
1. Click “Start” -> “Run…” (or press Windows key + R)
2. Type “regedit” and click “Ok”.
3. Find key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced)
4. In the right hand area, double click “hidden” and change the value to 1
5. Find key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
6. In the right hand area, double click “CheckedValue” and change the value to 1.
If it isn’t, create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 1.
The “Show hidden files & folders” should now work normally. 🙂
If it doesn’t work, please download new update of your antivirus and scan your system completely.
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