Set-ExplorerConfig

Windows: Configures Windows Explorer settings

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1

[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
    [bool]$ShowHiddenFiles,

    [bool]$HideFileExtensions,

    [bool]$ShowCheckBoxes,

    [string]$ComputerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME,

    [pscredential]$Credential
)

Process {
    try {
        $scriptBlock = {
            Param($Hidden, $Extensions, $CheckBoxes, $BoundParams)
            
            $keys = @(
                "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"
            )
            
            foreach ($key in $keys) {
                if ($BoundParams.ContainsKey('ShowHiddenFiles')) {
                    $val = if ($Hidden) { 1 } else { 2 }
                    Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name "Hidden" -Value $val -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                }
                if ($BoundParams.ContainsKey('HideFileExtensions')) {
                    $val = if ($Extensions) { 1 } else { 0 }
                    Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name "HideFileExt" -Value $val -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                }
                if ($BoundParams.ContainsKey('ShowCheckBoxes')) {
                    $val = if ($CheckBoxes) { 1 } else { 0 }
                    Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name "AutoCheckSelect" -Value $val -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                }
            }
        }

        if ($ComputerName -ne $env:COMPUTERNAME) {
            $invokeParams = @{
                'ComputerName' = $ComputerName
                'ScriptBlock'  = $scriptBlock
                'ArgumentList' = @($ShowHiddenFiles, $HideFileExtensions, $ShowCheckBoxes, $PSBoundParameters)
                'ErrorAction'  = 'Stop'
            }
            if ($null -ne $Credential) {
                $invokeParams.Add('Credential', $Credential)
            }

            Invoke-Command @invokeParams
        }
        else {
            &$scriptBlock -Hidden $ShowHiddenFiles -Extensions $HideFileExtensions -CheckBoxes $ShowCheckBoxes -BoundParams $PSBoundParameters
        }

        $result = [PSCustomObject]@{
            ComputerName = $ComputerName
            Action       = "ExplorerSettingsConfigured"
            Status       = "Success"
            Timestamp    = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
        }

        Write-Output $result
    }
    catch {
        throw
    }
}

Customize

ShowHiddenFiles bool

If set, shows hidden files and folders.

HideFileExtensions bool

If set, hides extensions for known file types.

ShowCheckBoxes bool

If set, enables item check boxes in Explorer.

ComputerName string

Specifies the name of the target computer. Defaults to the local computer.

env string

Credential pscredential

Specifies a PSCredential object for remote connection.