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How to Toggle Hidden files view in Windows Explorer?
http://www.autohotke...p?p=53792#53792

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Originally posted by thinkstorm @ Toggle Hidden Files
Calabaza posted ( @ Toggle Hidden Files ) a better way but could not find a way to update Windows Explorer View.

Here is a solution with PostMessage

The info is stored in Windows Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Hidden

Use RegWrite to toggle the value between 1 & 2.
Use PostMessage to refresh the explorer window.

Msg = 0x111 and wParam = 41504 ( Win9x )
Msg = 0x111 and wParam = 28931 ( Win2k & XP )

You may download & try the example : Toggle_Hidden_Files_View.ahk
View the code : Toggle_Hidden_Files_View.ahk.txt

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For Windows Vista and windows 7 Microsoft went back to using the same wParam that they had used in Win9x:

Msg = 0x111 and wParam = 41504 ( Win Vista, Win 7 )