The Best Method to Hide Files / Folders in Windows Without Using 3rd Party Utilities

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Following is a 100% safe and free of cost method to hide files/folders in Windows without using any 3rd party software:

STEP 1: First of course, hide the file or folder from its "Properties".

STEP 2: Now disable "Show Hidden files/folders" option from "Tools -> Folder Options".

Hmm. Now you can say "What's so special? Anyone can enable the option again."

STEP 3: OK. No problem. Disable "Folder Options" using Registry Editor. Please take a look at Point 4 in following topic:

All Kind of Restrictions for Windows

Again you'll ask "So what? Anyone who knows about "regedit" can re-enable Folder Options. Then?"

STEP 4: Simple. Disable Registry Editor also. Again take a look at Point 5 in following topic:

All Kind of Restrictions for Windows

Now we have almost done and our hidden files are safe but not really. Why? Because "regedit" can be enabled again using "gpedit.msc".

Go to:

User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System

In right-side pane, set "Prevent access to Registry editing tools" to either Not Configured or Disabled and it'll re-enable Registry Editor.

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So to make our method 100% safe and working, just follow this last step:

STEP 5: Rename gpedit.msc to some other name like "AskVG.msc" and then hide it. You can find it in "Windows\System32" folder.

Now whenever anyone tries to run "gpedit.msc", Windows will show an error message "file not found". But you can always run it using the new name "AskVG.msc".

So its an easy to follow and absolutely free method to hide your private data from others.

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