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Hide desktop.ini for the desktop view only; still show hidden and system files

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Mar 15, 202619506 views
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Is it possible to hide on the desktop, but show it when viewed in Windows Explorer? Essentially, I need to be able to see hidden and system files when using Windows Explorer, but I don't like the two files on my desktop (using Windows 7, 8, and 8.1). Is there a way to hide those two files on the de…

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desktop.ini

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Fix for: Hide desktop.ini for the desktop view only; still show hidden and system files

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I found a solution on this site. Use RegEdit to edit a DWORD registry key (or create a new key if it doesn't exist). Go to and create or edit key: and set it to 0 (zero). Delete any files on the desktop and they will never reappear.

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