How to change the read-only or System properties of a folder in Windows8

　Scope of application:

Windows 8 Consumer Preview version

　Knowledge Point Analysis:

Normally, you can only change the read-only property of a file by right-clicking the property, and the system properties don't even have the appropriate options (figure):

　　Operation Steps:

1, right click on the folder, click the "Properties" settings appear as follows:

Select the Read only (file in folder only (R)) check box, which only adds read-only properties to files in this folder, not the read-only property of this folder.

To set this folder to contain subfolders, you will be prompted with the following:

Select as shown in the red box, and then click OK, which literally adds a read-only property to the folder and its subfolders and files, but actually verifies that this action will only add read-only properties to the files under the file.

2. If you want to set up a normal folder with read-only or System properties, you need to use the attrib command.

How do I use commands to set the read-only or System properties of a folder? Let's look at Windows instructions for the ATTRIB command:

Show or set file folder properties

The format of the directive and the commonly used parameters are

ATTRIB [+r |-r] [+a |-A] [+s |-S] [+h |-h] [[Drive:] [path] filename] [/S [/d]]

+ Set properties.

-Clears the properties.

R read-only file properties.

A Archive file attribute.

S System file properties.

H hidden file properties.

I have no content index file properties.

[Drive:] [Path] [FileName]

Specifies the file attributes to process.

/S handles matching files in the current folder and its subfolders.

/d also processes folders.

/l handles attributes for symbolic links and symbolic link destinations.

So here's an example of how to use the attrib command by setting the 123 folder for H disk for read-only and system attributes.

Step 1: Use the WIN+R key combination to open the run, enter the "cmd" command, carriage return.

Step 2: Enter "H:" in the command window, return to H disk, enter "attrib 123", then click "Enter" to view the folder properties, you can now see the folder is not a property.

Step 3: Enter "attrib +r +s 123", carriage return, set 123 folders to read-only and System properties.

Step 4: Enter "attrib 123" again, return, can view 123 folder now attribute is S,r, know its now attribute is read-only and System attribute.

Note: When you set the system properties, we find that when you right-click this folder property, the hidden attribute is dimmed: