Generally, if you're using Microsoft Windows, you can simply run programs by finding them in the Start Menu or from the Windows search tool and clicking on them. These programs might use shared code ...

The two different program files are available only in the 64-bit operating system. The 32-bit operating system will have only a single program file folder. The main difference is that the program file ...

Jump lists -- those cool shortcut lists that you can access with the right mouse button in the taskbar -- are one of my favorite improvements in Windows 7. As many, many people have pointed out, ...

Most Windows users are familiar with Program Files, but AppData and ProgramData play equally important roles. This guide explains how each folder works, which permissions they require, and why certain ...

Windows 8 has a number of native functions that help you organize the files and programs on your hard drive. This is part of the basic functionality of an operating system. The File Explorer and ...

Believe it or not, there are very few programs required to be loaded at startup. Most can (and should) be started manually from the Start menu when, and if, you actually need them. So, often a simple ...

Every file and every program leaves traces in your system: It accesses other files, uses Windows resources, makes entries in the registry, and possibly installs additional software. In the best-case ...

Randy G. finds Windows 8’s search tools a bit confusing. I offer some suggestions. Windows 8 may have the greatest learning curve of any Microsoft operating system. Fortunately, it generally offers at ...

Microsoft has listed some of the ways that developers can tweak their approach to make sure their programs and files aren't accidentally flagged as malware by its Windows Defender Advanced Threat ...

Host Mike Baker, from ‘Black Files Declassified’, has insider information on the most secret of projects. Pic credit: Science Channel A new series on Science Channel, Black Files Declassified, aims to ...

Companies are giving their records management programs a makeover, and not for the reasons you may think. What used to be a ...