"Folder options" missing from the Windows Explorer Tools menu.

First method

Open the registry editor: click Start, choose Run and execute "regedit". Navigate to the following key in your registry:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

Look for a value called NoFolderOptions on the right panel then Right click on the NoFolderOptions value and choose delete.

Again Navigate to:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

Right click on NoFolderOptions on the right pane and choose Delete

finally Restart the system and check.

Second method

Open the registry editor: click Start, choose Run and execute "regedit". Navigate to the following key in your registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer]

Now in the right hand panel you should see NoFolderOptions. Change its value to 0.

Note : 0 means to disable it and 1 means to hide it.

Third method

Open group policy editor. Click start -> Run and then type “gpedit.msc”. Now go to:

1. Look for User Configuration –> Administrative Templates –> Windows Components –> Windows Explorer
2. Then Select "Removes Folder Options menu from Tools menu".
3. Enable it first and then Disable. After this close the Windows Explorer or any other Window. Now it should work.