How to enable folder options command

You may experience that your computer's folder options command disappeared. So you cannot view your hidden files and cannot make changers in folder options. It is not a system damage and sometimes what people do is - format the computer and install windows again. You need not to go far away like that. This is happening due to some malware attacks.

Malware often comes itself as a hidden file and then disables the Folder Options menu in Windows Explorer so you can't change the settings to view hidden files and folders. If you are unable to access the Tools --> Folder Options in Windows Explorer, here's how to modify the registry to regain access to the Folder Options menu.

• Click start --> run
• Type "regedit" in the text box --> OK (The registry editor will opens.)
  
• Navigate to the following on the left pane.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Software --> Microsoft --> Windows --> CurrentVersion --> Policies --> Explorer

• In the right pane look for the value "No Folder Options"
• Right click on it and select Delete
• Click "Yes" for the confirmation message "Are you sure you want to delete this value?"
• Again go to the left pane and navigate to the following.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> Software --> Microsoft --> Windows --> CurrentVersion --> Policies --> Explorer

• Right click on it and select Delete
• Click "Yes" for the confirmation message "Are you sure you want to delete this value?"
• Close the registry.

Note : If you still cannot access Folder Options, you should reboot into Safe mode and repeat above steps.