It's late in albania right now, BUT I PROMISE, I'LL GIVE EVIDENCE ABOUT YOUR QUESTION TOMORROW. What is strange to me is that WHy you asked that question. Thare are a lot of reasons to have "hide protected operation system files" activated. There is 10 years I heve it that way. I'll came back tomorow for you. If you JUST make e simple search on "google" may be it will give you same kind of answer. Tomorrow I'll give mine
Dear bertikul, you don't need to be so reactive! Nobody here is trying to flame you, the guys are only trying to understad your point. You don't need to create any evidence of nothing, just answer the questions that the people are asking. MDL is based on colaboration. May God Bless You
Colaboration and discussion. And lots of both. And everything is open for discussion and opinion. So no, bertikul, ppl aren't trying to bust your ***. A lot of us just don't understand the point for deleting settings.ini and are simply trying to see it your way. So better to join the discussion yourself instead of getting aroused by all the questions. I can see why you want them off your desktop, but I don't see why going to such length to keep them off your desktop. It's rather useless cause they just reapear again and again. I don't like them either, but I just leave them there cause they are there, simply by design. When I don't wanna see them, I just check the "hide systemfiles" box.
If you are replying to me because you said I asked why sounded to me as if windows 7 loses activation when hide protected operation system files is enabled Now do you see why i asked the question activated is a completely different thing.
Hide system files for pure aesthetics, and use a proper file manager like Far to see them all. Simple as that.
Hello @SCbrigth & genuine555 YOU are right. Sorry for being so "reactive" the other day and I agree about Colaboration and discussion. I was not in one of my best days. God bless you too @urie It's my mistake. It should be "enabled" not "Activated". Now I understand your point. English is not my mother tongue and, unfortunately, I'm afraid I'll make writing mistakes in the future too. Sorry for being rude man. Back to the topic: For those who are interested - Since I don't want to use a third party soft, I decided to rename and not delete these files. If the system needs them, just name them back to desktop.ini Run these .cmd-s as ADMINISTRATOR Delete all desktop.ini files on your desktop Rename_Deskop_ini.cmd: attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini -h -s rename %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini.bak +h +s Revert_back_to_desktop_ini.cmd: attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini.bak -h -s rename %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini +h +s -a attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini +h +s A HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone
The above scripts did work in my system, but when i tested them in VMware it didn't work for the desktop.ini created by the shortcuts. Hope it will work for you..... Regards
Hi Here I added some more lines to the 2 scripts to 1)rename 2)revert back "almost" every desktop.ini file. If you still have any shortcut creating desktop.ini on the desktop, just add lines in the script like below - to find its addess - in the start menu, right click on the icon you want to create a shortcut - chose properties - general tab Rename_Deskop_ini.cmd: attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"System Tools"\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"System Tools"\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Tablet PC"\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Ease of Access"\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Windows PowerShell"\desktop.ini -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Games\desktop.ini -h -s rename %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"System Tools"\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"System Tools"\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Tablet PC"\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Ease of Access"\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Windows PowerShell"\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Games\desktop.ini desktop.ini.bak attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"System Tools"\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"System Tools"\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Tablet PC"\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Ease of Access"\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Windows PowerShell"\desktop.ini.bak +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Games\desktop.ini.bak +h +s Revert_to desktop_ini.cmd: attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\beto\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"System Tools"\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Tablet PC"\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Ease of Access"\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Windows PowerShell"\desktop.ini.bak -h -s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Games\desktop.ini.bak -h -s rename %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\Users\beto\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"System Tools"\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Tablet PC"\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Ease of Access"\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Windows PowerShell"\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini rename %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Games\desktop.ini.bak desktop.ini attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini +h +s -a attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\beto\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"System Tools"\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\"Administrative Tools"\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Maintenance\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\Accessibility\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Tablet PC"\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Ease of Access"\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Accessories\"Windows PowerShell"\desktop.ini +h +s attrib %systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\"Start Menu"\Programs\Games\desktop.ini +h +s regards
desktop.ini contains preferences for layout of the folders, view settings, icons and etc. If you really do not want it to be created and do not care about saving your own customizations for a given folder you can simple uncheck Remember each folder's view settings in folder settings
The answer is simple. The reason you are seeing 'desktop.ini' everywhere in Windows 7 is because you have unchecked the 'Hide protected operating system files (recommended)' box in the 'View' tab on the 'Folder Options' window. To fix it, click on the Windows logo in the bottom left corner of the screen, click on 'Control Panel', click on 'Folder Options', click on 'View' tab, check the 'Hide protected operating system files (recommended)' box, click on 'Apply' before clicking on 'OK' to finish. That should solve the problem. Even with the 'Hide protected operating system files (recommended)' box checked, you can still set 'Hidden files and folders' to 'Show hidden files, folders and drives' if you still want to access hidden files and folders on your computer. As an example, I too had the 'desktop.ini' file in the root directory on virtual drive S: (which is actually 'C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup' directory), and when I checked on the 'Hide protected operating system files (recommended)' box, the 'desktop.ini' file just disappeared from view, but I am still able to see hidden files and hidden folders and open them too. Hope that helps. CHD