[Fix] View Tab is Missing in Folder Options Dialog Box

Recently a visitor asked me how to enable "View" tab in Folder Options dialog box. He found that its missing in his system.

When you open Folder Options in Windows Explorer, it shows various tabs:

But sometimes a few or all tabs might missing in this dialog box as you can see in following screenshot "View" tab is missing:

To fix this problem you can follow these simple steps:

METHOD A:

Open RUN dialog box and provide following commands one by one:

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
regsvr32 /i browseui.dll

Restart your system and it should fix your problem.

METHOD B:

If the above method doesn't fix your problem, then download following ZIP file, extract it and run the extracted REG file. It'll ask for confirmation, accept it. Restart your system and your problem will be solved:

Enable View Tab in Folder Options

This article was posted in Troubleshooting, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

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8 Comments

Swapnil Rane

I'm getting an error after running regsvr32 /i browseui.dll - The module "browseui.dll" was loaded but the entry-point DllRegisterServer was not found. Make sute that "browseui.dll" is a valid DLL or OCX file and then try again.
VG

^^ Make sure you are logged in as Administrator. Also try the registry code.
Ramesh

FYI, I have the same fix here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/218/1/Missing-tabs-in-Folder-Options-dialog-box-in-Windows-XP.html
salman akhtar

Hi how ru well i am using Windows Vista but i am facing that folder and search options r disabled in my system plz tell me how can i recover it
thanx
VG

^^ Take a look at following tutorial:

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-tools-folder-options-and-registry-editor-in-windows/
rhyle

thanks a lot guys..
it work for me..
xemi

this is best site ever it helped me on so much things i got to say thank you so much thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu but can i make a question how cna i show my hidden files everytime i type to show and type ok when i look back i see that their are hidden what should i do
VG

^^ Please follow solution of Point 23:

http://www.askvg.com/frequently-asked-problems-with-solutions-part-1/