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It takes advanced software — an operating system — to use all the wide functionality of computer devices. The operating system should let the user adjust the interface to suit individual needs, manage all processes without errors and failures, be extremely effective, convenient to use and never bottleneck the hardware components of a device.

Windows, the Microsoft operating system, meets the above requirements in every way. The high performance of this operating system is perfectly combined with intuitive computer control and management tools so the ease of use comes along with high efficiency.

In fact, the Windows operating system is a program shell which lets the user install applications and other software required to perform certain tasks.

To ensure correct work of the entire operating system, its full-fledged operation and opportunities to use additional software, Windows uses special system files.

These include hardware drivers, configuration files, DLL dynamic link library files and various sets of files that make up the Windows registry. Deleting, moving, renaming or changing these files in any way can result in certain apps refusing to start, some system elements crashing, or even the entire system failing to work. That is why system files are often hidden and accessible to users as read-only files. Usually system files are found in certain folders which are identified as system folders.

In Windows operating systems, these files are hidden by default to prevent them from being deleted accidentally. Also, they are not shown in search results to save the system from undesirable consequences. Actually, system files can be found in many locations on your PC. Though system files are hidden by default in a Windows operating system, you can easily change the settings to make them visible.

Just remember that deleting, moving, editing or renaming these files can cause all kinds of issues affecting reliability and correct work of your operating system.

The right decision, after all, is to leave the system files hidden as they were. But if you work with system files deliberately and follow certain advice or recommendations, then make them visible, do your job, and then make them hidden again. In the window that opens, go to the tab View. In this tab find Options which contains settings for opening elements, presentation of files and folders, and open the nested menu. In the pop-up menu, select Change folder and search options.

In the Folder Options window go to the View tab and in the section Advanced settings drag the slider down until you can uncheck the box Hide protected operating system files Recommended. Confirm your choice by clicking on the Yes button. Then click Apply and OK to save the changes you have made to file and folder view settings. Note that the icons for system files look dimmer than the non-system files icons. This is a special feature to mark them as more important.

If you suspect that some system files are damaged or missing, there are several built-in tools inside the operating system to help you out of trouble.

SFC scans your computer to detect possible damage or any other changes in Windows system files. If the SFC checking tool finds a system file that has been changed, the file will be replaced automatically with its correct version.

There are many ways to open this app. Open the Windows folder and go to the subfolder System Drag the slider box down and find the file cmd. Right-click on it and open a pop-up menu. From the list of possible actions, select Run as administrator.

Method two : Click on the Start button in the lower left corner of your desktop, on the Taskbar, and open the main Windows menu. In the list of all installed applications, drag the slider down and find the section Windows System. Description Files is a file manager with a powerful yet intuitive design.

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