desktop.ini

Solidjeuh said:

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pro users

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margrave55 said:

system attribute

they're already have 'hidden' by default (right click > properties)
whats system attribute to test that?

helpfixcomputer said:

...they're already have 'hidden' by default (right click > properties)
whats system attribute to test that?

Add the Attributes column to a Details view of the virtual ( top-level ) Desktop in File Explorer: Adding the Folder path column and grouping by Type helps, too:



When both Hidden and System attributes are set, the files may still be visible if, in the Folder Options​ dialog, both `Show hidden files, folders and drives` is selected and `Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)` is cleared:



These view settings also affect the display of items on the Desktop when all windows are minimized, that's the most likely reason you're seeing the files.

Normally, when the files are visible, you'll see two: one from the current user's Desktop folder , and the other from the Public (all users) profile folder. IF you or anybody else is seeing three, I'm curious to know the location of the third one.

The file from the user's Desktop folder sets the custiom icon displayed in the user's proifle folder as well as a display name ( LocalizedResourseName ). In English Languge versions of Windows, this string will be "Desktop", so deltion will not be noticed. But in other language versions, the display name will be in the display language, while the underlying file-system name will be "Desktop", so deletion will cause the folder name to dislplay in English. On an English language version, this also overrides the file-system name of the folder if the Desktop has been re-directed to a folder iwth a file system name other than "Desktop".

The file in the folder under the Public profile folder supplies the display name of "Public Desktop" to a folder that is acutally named simply "Desktop":

Code:

PS C:\...\Public>gci -ad -force


    Directory: C:\users\Public


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
d-rh--         5/20/2021  12:55 AM                AccountPictures
d-----         9/22/2018  11:22 PM                CyberLink
d-r---        10/14/2021  12:23 AM                Desktop
d-r---          9/5/2021  11:51 AM                Documents
d-r---         8/10/2020   6:08 PM                Downloads
d-rh--         3/15/2021  10:46 PM                Libraries
d-r---          1/8/2020  12:01 AM                Music
d-r---          1/8/2020  12:01 AM                Pictures
d-----         2/17/2018   3:19 PM                Roaming
d-r---          1/8/2020  12:01 AM                Videos

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My Desktop folder is acutally redirect to a folder named "DummyDesktop". When I turn off processing the desktop.ini files, note the difference in the folder paths shown for the files' Folder path property (compared to first screenshot):