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+1  Q: 

What Windows API function should I use to mark/unmark files/folders as protected operating system file?

What Windows API function should I use to mark/unmark files/folders as protected operating system file?

+2  A: 

You can use the SetFileAttributes() API with flags FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM.

cedrou  2009-08-12 09:07:19
There is a registry entry called UseSystemForSystemFolders that might change the required attribute
Anders  2009-08-16 01:16:40
+2  A: 

PathMakeSystemFolder() is the documented way to mark a directory as a system folder

Anders  2009-08-16 01:17:10

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