How to Fix “Folder Options” Missing in Windows Explorer
A very annoying problem in Windows is disappearance and missing of Folder Options under Tools menu in Explorer. My Digital Life has given a solution for this problem which is as under:
Are your Folder Options not visible under Tool menu in Windows Explorer? It is quite common to see this problem and if you are one of the unfortunate one, don’t panic! You can restore it back by following a few simple steps.
There are 2 solutions provided as below, you can choose either one of them to get this problem resolved:
Solution 1: Edit registry
1. Go to Run, type regedit then press enter.
2. Navigate to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer].
3. At right panel, look for a value called NoFolderOptions. Right click on it then choose Delete.
4. Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer].
5. Repeat step 3 to delete NoFolderOptions entry.
Solution 2: Change setting in Group Policy
1. Go to Run, type gpedit.msc then press enter.
2. Navigate to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer.
3. At the right panel, look for “Removes the Folder Options menu item from the Tools menu”, right click on it then choose Properties.
4. Change the setting from Enabled to Not Configured or Disabled.
Hope this simple workaround will help you save some time for other value added tasks.
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I tried the second one and put it on disable. Thank You so much. My computer was hit with massive viruses two years ago and that option was suddenly gone. It was so bad that it crippled norton and kicked it in the teeth. GOD I wish I knew as much about computers as everyone else. Now if only this .dll problem would stop. Haven’t had even major problems since I stopped using norton and ESPECIALLY Internet Explorer browser which would crash all the time. Now it’s verizon security suite and firefox. Glorious. Though I do take blame for trying to download a lot of freeware. Thanks Again. Happy right now.
I have tried solution 2 but I cannot see windows explorer folder. Under windows components I can only see :- Windows media player
and windows updates. What do I do?