There are two primary ways you can reach the Folder Options screen. You can change the behavior of your Windows 8/8.1 computer to show hidden files by changing the settings in the Folder Options screen. This article explains how you can configure Windows 8 or 8.1 to show all hidden files and folders, plus show Windows system files. The reason behind hiding these files is that users could inadvertently tamper with them or even delete those causing the operations of Windows 8/8.1 to fail.
The first type is the files or folders with their 'H' attribute set to make them hidden. Windows 8 & 8.1 hides two types of files so that normally, you do not see them while exploring your computer.