

If you still do not see the desktop.ini file, then you have probably done step 2 wrong. In case you do not see the desktop.ini file, refresh your desktop once (right-click anywhere on the desktop and select Refresh). You can reboot your system and verify that the notepad file will no longer automatically open up on startup. Is the desktop.ini file you had deleted, back again? If yes, then everything is okay.

Step 3: Reboot and verifyĬheck your desktop. NOTE: To “paste” in command prompt, you need to right-click the black portion of it and select “paste”. Then copy and paste the below line just as it is, including the quotes: attrib +s +h "%programdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini" In the command prompt window you just opened up, copy and paste the below line just as it is, including the quotes: attrib +s +h "%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\desktop.ini" Step 2: Apply some CPS (Command Prompt Sorcery) Hit Enter and you’ll have a command prompt window in front of you. Open a command prompt window by pressing the Windows + R keys and typing “CMD” in the “Run” box. What now? Step 1: Open a command prompt window Reading the above line of text, you quickly go and undo that setting, but then realize the desktop.ini file that you had deleted won’t come back by doing just that.
