Or if you prefer the Windows 7 way, you can bring up the hidden power user menu, select Control Panel, and then Folder Options. Note: If you don’t want to go through the Settings app, just press the Windows Key and type: hidden files and folders and hit Enter. Here’s a look at the Settings app in the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update (due this summer).
Here you can also make hidden system files appear, but unless you’re troubleshooting or need to get to something deep in Windows 10, it is best to leave them hidden. From there select “Show hidden files, folders, and drives” and click OK. The File and Folder options dialog that you’ve seen in previous versions of Windows opens to the View tab. By the time you get to “hidden”, you should see the result appear. Launch the Settings app and in the Search field start typing: show hidden files and folders.
Here is how using the Settings app which is destined to be the new Control Panel from previous versions. Of course, as with all things Windows, there are multiple ways to get to a particular spot.
It’s easier to get to the File and Folders options than is was in Windows 7.
