registry location · risk: info
Explorer view settings
What lives here
File Explorer preferences: hidden files, file extensions, taskbar behaviours.
What changing it does
The classic home of harmless tweaks — 'show file extensions', 'show hidden files', taskbar options. Takes effect after restarting Explorer.
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Check a .reg file against this (and every other) risky location
Drop the file into the viewer — decoded and risk-flagged in your browser.
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