---
title: useDesktopSettings
description: "Reads inherited desktop display settings."
---

```tsx
import { useDesktopSettings } from 'filedom';

const { hideExtensions } = useDesktopSettings();
```

## Returns

`{ hideExtensions: boolean }` from the nearest [VirtualTreeProvider](/docs/reference/components/virtual-tree-provider). Without a provider, `hideExtensions` is false.