The action can’t be completed because the file is open in another program” might be one of the least helpful messages Windows ...

If you thought PowerToys was a mysterious suite of high-powered tools for enthusiast tinkerers only, well, think again.

Microsoft is working on a new and very useful PowerToys utility called File Locksmith. PowerToys is a freeware collection of system utilities designed for power users of Windows. The collection has ...

Using the tool is super easy. In Windows Explorer, right-click the file that’s obstinately refusing to be deleted (or in use in any other way), then click “What’s using this file?” The File Locksmith ...

Microsoft’s PowerToys is a suite of tools that adds excellent features to your PC. PowerToys is free, but the way Microsoft keeps adding new tools, it feels like it should cost money. These latest ...

Saeed Wazir is a South Africa-based journalist with over 15 years of IT experience and a love for reading and writing. He joined Pocket-Lint after writing tech articles for Dot Esports and Screen Rant ...

Back in the 1990s, Windows power users often availed themselves of a set of small, free software tools from Microsoft collectively known as “PowerToys.” (Read about their history at Wikipedia.) ...