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Hello Friends,

We use to hide important files and personal stuff in our computer to avoid them from unauthorized access. But the people who know about Folder Options, can unhide/see your hidden files.

Here, we will learn how to remove Folder Options from Tools menu in Windows Explorer. Before hiding it looks like this-
To hide Folder Options, follow these steps-

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Step1- Goto Start, select Run. In Run window type gpedit.msc and press Enter.

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Step2- In Group Policy Editor goto following path- User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component > Windows Explorer and click on Windows Explorer.

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Step3- Now select third option "Removes the Folder Options menu item from Tools menu" from the right pane.

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Step4- Double-click on Removes the Folder Options menu item from Tools menu, in right pane. In newly opened window click on Radio-button next to Enabled option and then click on Apply and OK. Now close all open windows.

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Step5- Restart or Logoff Windows, and open My Computer and click on Tools menu, and see there is no Folder Options menu item.

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To unhide/show Folder Options menu, just follow upto Step4 but this time click on Radio-button next to Disabled and click on Apply and then OK. Now restart your Windows and you will se Folder Options in Tools menu.

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Enjoy! Write your problems in comments.