{"id":1462,"date":"2018-05-29T18:05:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T18:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2018-05-29T18:05:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T18:05:16","slug":"show-hidden-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.greatis.com\/guide\/windows10\/show-hidden-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Show Hidden Files in Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By default, Windows 10 doesn&#8217;t show hidden folders and files. If a file or a folder has the &#8220;hidden&#8221; attribute, it won&#8217;t be visible in File Explorer. You can use this feature to hide the desired item quickly. 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