Creating a hidden folder in Windows

File or Windows explorer in windows is a very powerful tool and a lot of customizations can be done with it. Below is another customization which can be done using a file explorer on Windows but before that lets see what's a file explorer is - 

What is file explorer in Windows?

File or windows Explorer is a built-in file management application in the Windows operating system. It provides a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows users to browse, navigate, and manage files and folders on their computer. In File Explorer, you can navigate through different drives and folders on your computer, perform various file operations like copying, moving, deleting, and renaming files, and access additional features and options provided by the application.

The process which runs for file or windows explorer is explorer.exe.

What is explorer.exe?

 

Explorer.exe, short for Windows Explorer, is a crucial component of the Windows operating system. It is responsible for providing the graphical user interface (GUI) and managing the desktop, taskbar, and file management functions in Windows.

There is a simple and an easy way to create a hidden folder :

1. Right click on the desktop, go to New and then folder.

2. Name the folder as ALT + 0160 (i.e. pressing the ALT key type 0160 from your numpad)

Note - This only works when the numbers are typed using numpad.

3. The above character would seem as a space or blank name. 

4. Now press enter & then right click-> Properties->customize->change icon->next look for a blank icon and select it.

This Works with Windows XP, 7, 8 & 8.1, 10, 11.