How to : View hidden files in Windows 7
By default windows 7 operating system hidden more important files Compared to the older windows versions from Microsoft.Most of these files are important windows system core files,normally we don’t need to access those files but in some cases We need to access these hidden files.
Check out how you can view the hidden files in windows 7 computer.
Go to control panel then click on appearance and personalization, In that window click on show hidden files and folders from folder options.
Now look for Show hidden files, folders, and drives under advanced settings section and click on the left side button to select it. This will show files and folders that are hidden by default but not all windows system files will not be shown in this method.
To view all windows hidden system files uncheck the leftside button near to Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
Now you will get a warning window. Click “OK” to continue .now you can exit the Folder Options window and but make sure you clicked on save the changes and it is over you are done it !
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Windows 7 or Vista hides important files and folders from view to keep users from deleting or otherwise modifying files they shouldn’t, but a simple checkbox can change that behavior. This is a nice tips. Thanks for the post.