Microsoft's File Explorer is far from a perfect solution for managing your files on Windows 11, but you're kind of stuck with ...

You don't have to stick with Microsoft's own utility. When it comes to something as fundamental as File Explorer in Windows—the utility for viewing and managing files on disk—you might think that you ...

Microsoft has made it harder to choose which apps handle standard file types. Follow these steps to set default apps for all your documents, images, music files, and more. I've been testing PC and ...

Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...

If you changed the Navigation pane width in File Explorer on Windows 11/10, and you want to now get it back to the default width, then you can reset the File Explorer Navigation pane width to default ...

Windows 11 has been rolled out to everyone, and it has surprised me, to say the least. I am a big fan of the updated, more minimalistic design. The File Explorer in Windows 11 has received a revamp – ...

Changing the default browser is a great way to improve your Windows 11 web-browsing experience. If you've got a favorite browser then you can switch the default browser in Windows 11 so that you ...

If you’ve picked up a new laptop recently and you’re getting everything set up, you may want to switch your default browser. For Windows 11 laptops, the default is automatically Microsoft Edge.

Nearly every computer these days comes with a PDF viewer, a program that allows you to read, print, and sometimes edit a PDF file. In the newest versions of Windows 10, the default PDF viewer is ...

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