How to enable or disable access to Folder Options in Windows 11

Learn how to enable or disable access to Folder Options in Windows 11 for enhanced privacy and control. Optimize your settings today!

For Windows 11 and Windows 10, this guide will show you how to enable or disable the ability to view Folder Options. You may reset folder view, show or hide all drives, show or hide drive letters, reveal hidden folders and files, display or hide menus, and a lot more in the Folder Options or File Explorer Options box. To access Folder Options and make changes, you can use the Search box, the File menu in File Explorer, etc. To prevent unauthorized changes to these settings, it is recommended to disable Folder Options. Another option is to enable Folder Options again at any moment.

enable or disable access to Folder Options in Windows 11

This essay goes over both of the built-in options in Windows 11 and 10 that can accomplish that. Here are:

1, using GPO

The GPO functionality, which allows users to create and manage group policies, is featured in Windows 10 Enterprise and Pro editions. To get this feature, users of the Home Edition can manually install Group Policy. This is how it is done:

Go to the File Explorer folder after opening GPO. Its course is

You may access Windows Components in the User Configuration > Administrative Templates > File Explorer menu.

To prevent Folder Options from being opened, open the settings on the right-hand side.

Pick Enabled and hit Save when a new window pops up.

You may now disable the Folder Options window. You can re-enable it by following the procedures outlined above, selecting the Not Configured option at the end, and then saving the changes.

2. Use the Registry Editor

• Start up a new window in Registry Editor or Regedit.
• Pick up the Explorer key
• Make a DWORD value for NoFolderOptions.
• Assign the value of NoFolderOptions to 1.

To access the Registry Editor, simply type regedit into the search box.

Now follow these steps to access the Explorer key:
Explore the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER_Software\MicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPolicies.

Locate the DWORD (32-bit) Value by accessing the right-click menu on the right-hand part, then selecting New from the menu.

Put NoFolderOptions as the new name for this variable.

A little box will appear when you double-click on NoFolderOptions. After entering 1 into the Value data field, click OK.

You can implement the modifications by restarting File Explorer.

Following the procedures above, add 0 to Value data, and restart File Explorer to allow Folder Options again.

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