How to create a System folder in My Computer in Windows 10

System folder like My Document, which appears in My Computer or My PC in Windows 10, are special folders that can not be deleted. Now, if you want to create something like that, a folder that cannot be deleted. Here is how you do it to create a System folder in My Computer which cannot be deleted. It should work both in Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.

How to create a System folder in My Computer in Windows 10

A word of caution before you start. If you don’t know about the registry, either back up or restore or don’t try this. I am not sure how to create a direct script for this, so be cautious.

1] Create a Unique Key

• Open Registry Editor using the “Regedit” command on the Run prompt.
• Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\. Then right-click and create a new key with value as {FD4DF9E0-E3DE-11CE-BFCF-ABCD1DE12345}
• Now set the default value of this key to the folder name you want to use. Now your path will look like ( I will call this as parent key throughout the discussion) HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FD4DF9E0-E3DE-11CE-BFCF-ABCD1DE12345}

2] Add Custom Icon to the folder

• Now create a subkey under the parent key.
• Name it as “DefaultIcon.”
• Set the default value of this to the path of the icon image you want to use.
• If you don’t specify your icon, the system will take the default icon.

3] Adding attributes

• Under the Parent key create another key with name as “InprocServer32″
• Set the default value as “shell32.dll.”
• Again at the same level, create another folder as “ThreadingModel” and set its value as “Apartment.”
• Same way create another key (under parent level) at the same level with structure as \Shell\My Folder\Command
• Set the default value here as “explorer /root,c:\Blog Data.”
• It has to be the same, which you gave when you created the first key.

4] Adding Handlers

• Under parent key, create another key as \ShellEx\PropertySheetHandlers\ {FD4DF9E0-E3DE-11CE-BFCF-ABCD1DE12345}
• Similarly, add another key to the parent key with the name “Shell Folder.”
• In this right-click and create a new binary value called “Attributes” with value as 00 00 00 00.

5] Settings to place in My Computer

• Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
• Then to \CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\
• Add the parent key which in this case is {FD4DF9E0-E3DE-11CE-BFCF-ABCD1DE12345}

That’s it; You are done. Try this carefully, and I am sure it won’t be any problem. I missed the icon thing somehow, but I will sure fix it. Till then, if you find a fix, do tell me.

Here is an alternate code to create a System folder in My PC in Windows 10

You can save the below-mentioned code as REG file, and then run it to add all of them instantly.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\CLSID\{fd4df9e0-e3de-11ce-bfcf-abcd1de00000}]
@=”IAMFOLDER”

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\CLSID\{fd4df9e0-e3de-11ce-bfcf-abcd1de00000}\defaulticon]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\CLSID\{fd4df9e0-e3de-11ce-bfcf-abcd1de00000}\inprocserver32]
@=”shdocvw.dll”
“ThreadingModel”=”Apartment”

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\CLSID\{fd4df9e0-e3de-11ce-bfcf-abcd1de00000}\instance]
“CLSID”=”{0afaced1-e828-11d1-9187-b532f1e9575d}”

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\CLSID\{fd4df9e0-e3de-11ce-bfcf-abcd1de00000}\instance\initpropertybag]
“Attributes”=hex:15,00,00,00
“Target”=”C:\\”

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Classes\CLSID\{fd4df9e0-e3de-11ce-bfcf-abcd1de00000}\shellfolder]
“Attributes”=hex:50,00,00,f0
“WantsFORPARSING”=””

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{fd4df9e0-e3de-11ce-bfcf-abcd1de00000}]

How to fix the icon problem with the system folder

Regarding the icon issue, I had the same issue then realized it was just looking for the icon index at the end of the file path and is accomplished with a comma and your index number. If you’re using a .ico file, the index will be 0; otherwise, you’ll have to determine the index number if you’re using a DLL or exe with multiple icons. i.e for an .ico file

I hope the guide was easy to follow, and you were able to Create System Folder Windows 10 under My Computer or My PC.