Windows Explorer can fulfill the basic needs in managing personal files and folders, while preventing the accidental deletion or modification of system and application files by simply hiding them.

Hidden items in Windows can be shown by modifying the display settings in Windows Explorer, but there is an application meant to make this operation quicker and easier. Its name is AltDot.

Not only that AltDot can help reveal hidden system files in Windows Explorer, but it also can help change another display setting in the default file manager of Windows, as you will be able to read in the text below.

AltDot is easily installed in Windows and, as soon as the setup is complete, it is launched and sent to the system tray area. The reason behind this approach is to make AltDot as accessible as possible.

Right-clicking on the tray icon reveals a menu that can configure Windows Explorer to show all the hidden files, including protected system files. Take precautions, as this setting can result in the accidental deletion of critical files that the operating system needs to work properly, so extra attention is required.   As you change a setting in Alt Dot, Windows Explorer is restarted and the changes are applied instantly, without any additional intervention from your part. .

AltDot can be used to hide or show all the file extensions in Windows Explorer with the click of a button.

AltDot provides an alternative to revealing the hidden files and the file extensions in Windows Explorer. Doing so from the system tray might be, indeed, faster and easier, but the fact of the matter is that the same can be achieved via Windows Explorer directly.