General Turn On or Off Show Encrypted or Compressed NTFS files in Color in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

The NTFS file system volumes support file and folder compression on an individual file basis. The file compression algorithm used by the NTFS file system is Lempel-Ziv compression. This is a lossless compression algorithm, which means that no data is lost when compressing and decompressing the file, as opposed to lossy compression algorithms such as JPEG, where some data is lost each time data compression and decompression occur.

The Encrypted File System, or EFS, provides an additional level of security for files and folders. It provides cryptographic protection of individual files on NTFS file system volumes using a public-key system.

You can turn on to show file name text of encrypted files and folders in green color and compressed files and folders in blue color.


Contents

  • Option One: Turn On or Off Show Encrypted or Compressed NTFS files in Color in Folder Options
  • Option Two: Turn On or Off Show Encrypted or Compressed NTFS files in Color using REG file


EXAMPLE: "Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color" turned on and off

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Option One

Turn On or Off Show Encrypted or Compressed NTFS files in Color in Folder Options


1 Open Folder Options.

2 Click/tap on the View tab. (see screenshot below)

3 Check (on) or uncheck (off - default) Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color for what you want.

4 Click/tap on OK.

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Option Two

Turn On or Off Show Encrypted or Compressed NTFS files in Color using REG file


1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.

2 Turn On Show Encrypted or Compressed NTFS files in Color

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Turn_ON_ShowEncryptCompressedColor.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowEncryptCompressedColor"=dword:00000001

3 Turn Off Show Encrypted or Compressed NTFS files in Color

This is the default setting.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Turn_OFF_ShowEncryptCompressedColor.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"ShowEncryptCompressedColor"=dword:00000000

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 If File Explorer is open, then either refresh (F5) or close and reopen File Explorer to apply.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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