When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

BearPup sometimes wants to open a file in one program, and other times open it in another. He asked the Answer Line forum for an easy way to do this. Windows uses a file’s extension–the part of the ...

How to use Windows 10 PowerToys Run to open applications, folders, and files Your email has been sent Windows provides a variety of ways to open apps and files stored on your computer. Naturally, you ...

You can create a shortcut in Windows 10 to access a file or program from the desktop, or another folder. Shortcuts are usually created automatically when you install ...

Have you ever tried to open a file in Windows 11, only for the completely wrong application to fire up and start loading it? That’s pretty frustrating, right? Well fortunately, there’s a cool little ...

A Roshal Archive or RAR file is a common type of file archive that your small business may encounter when someone shares data with you or when you download files from a website. Proprietary to the ...

Back when Windows Vista was but a twinkle in Bill Gates’s eye, Microsoft had some extremely ambitious plans to rid computer users of an outmoded concept called “files.” But alas, WinFS (as the company ...

How to easily open files with sudo privileges in the GNOME File Manager Your email has been sent Not all Linux file managers are created equal. Some file managers have more bells and whistles than the ...

In the early days of Windows, Microsoft created a format called Rich Text Format so Word files can be opened on any platform. It was and is still supported by a lot of editors, which allow them to ...

One of the banes of modern working life comes about when trying to collaborate remotely with colleagues using different software. Mac users pick up a spreadsheet, presentation deck or word-processing ...