Folder Options is missing from Windows Explorer? How can I remove Folder Options from Control Panel? In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 easy ways to enable or disable Folder Options in Windows 10, 8 and 7.

Method 1: Enable / Disable Folder Options Using Group Policy

1. Press WIN + R keys to bring up the Run dialog box. Type gpedit.msc and hit Enter.

   

2. In the Local Group Policy Editor window, navigate to:
   User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > File Explorer

   If you’re running Windows 7/Vista/XP, browse to:
   User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer

3. Double-click on the policy”Do not allow Folder Options to be opened from the Options button on the View tab of the ribbon” on the right pane. For Windows 7/Vista/XP, this policy is called “Removes the Folder Options menu item from the Tools menu“.

   

4. Set it to Enabled or Disabled, depend on if you want to disable or enable Folder Options in Windows Explorer.

   

5. Click Apply and then OK. This policy setting will take effect without rebooting.

Method 2: Enable / Disable Folder Options Using Registry Editor

1. Press WIN + R keys to bring up the Run dialog box. Type regedit and hit Enter.

   

2. When Registry Editor is launched, navigate to the key:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. If you want to disable Folder Options in Windows, right-click an empty area on the right pane and create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value, named it as NoFolderOptions and set its value to 1.

   

   If you want to enable Folder Options, just delete the NoFolderOptions value.

4. Exit the Registry Editor. Restart needed for your registry change to take effect.

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