Microsoft is finally retiring the decades-old File Explorer Properties dialog box in favour of a new one powered by WinUI 3 as part of the company’s efforts to improve the performance and reliability ...

Vulnerabilities in the Vim and GNU Emacs text editors, discovered using simple prompts with the Claude assistant, allow remote code execution simply by opening a file. The assistant also created ...

If the open file location option is missing in Windows 11, it's possible that there are glitches on your system that are causing it. Removing the problematic software is a quick and easy way to fix ...

I accidentally fat-fingered an extra period at the end of a folder path when navigating to a source file in the Open File dialog. However after typing a slash the Open File dialog did actually open ...

Tired of endless clicking and navigating through Windows File Explorer? Did you know that the Command Prompt, a seemingly simple black window, can be your secret weapon for lightning-fast file access ...

If you’ve downloaded a file that ends in .rar, you might be wondering how to open it on your Windows 11 computer. RAR files are compressed folders, similar to ZIP files. People use them to bundle ...

If you’ve been experiencing an annoying bug in Windows 11 where File Explorer keeps crashing for no apparent reason, rest assured that Microsoft says it’s finally fixed. Spotted by Windows Latest, ...

If you’re new to working with databases, you might not know the purpose of a .bak file, or how to open one for that matter. If you’re wondering how to open a .bak file, look no further than this ...

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 apps will mistakenly display an "How do you want to open this file?" dialog box when attempting to right-click on the program's icon and perform a registered ...

It's possible to access Windows 10's File Explorer within Windows 11 using a frankly unbelievably simple trick, allowing for the old interface to be used whenever you want a break from the new UI - or ...

Here is some good news for those who miss the old File Explorer after upgrading to Windows 11: you can still open it with only a few clicks and without tinkering, registry tweaks or third-party apps.