Some new features fresh with the introduction of Windows 10 include the option to use the included Sharing Wizard, and configuring which folders or libraries will appear in the File Explorer’s sidebar. Unless you know you’re specifically looking for a system file that has been bugged or needs to be scanned by an antivirus program, it’s not recommended to keep this unchecked as many viruses will attempt to do a surface-level search for them when attempting to exploit an unprotected machine. This is the section where you’re going to find the real meat and potatoes of the options you can shift around in your folders.Īll the old standards are here like the option to either show or hide vital system files, change how icons are displayed, or whether or not folder windows themselves launch individually as their own independent system processes.
Users can also control how much privacy they have on their account, opting to either display their recent folders in the sidebar or keep them hidden after File Explorer is closed each time.
