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OakleyCruz
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Aug 29, 2025

Is there a keyboard shortcut to hide/show files in Windows 11

Hello, I don't want to use the path operation via View → Show → Hide Items. I need a faster keyboard shortcut or method to toggle between hiding and showing files.

 

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    Cynthiaam
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    Sep 04, 2025

    The direct method is Alt + V followed by H. This toggles the visibility of hidden files in File Explorer.

    1. Open a File Explorer window (Win + E).
    2. Press Alt + V to open the "View" menu.
    3. Then press H to check or uncheck "Hidden items".

    For a faster method, you can enable a checkbox in Folder Options to make hiding/showing specific files easier, but there is no system-wide global keyboard shortcut for this action by default.

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