By default, the File Explorer in Windows 11 opens to Home. Home shows frequently visited and pinned folders and your favorite and recent files. In addition to Home, the File Explorer navigation pane (left pane) always shows your frequent and pinned folders, so you can quickly access them from any folder. If the File Explorer […]

The File Explorer (previously known as Windows Explorer) in Windows 10 and Windows 11 lets users hide files and folders. A user might want to hide a file or folder to protect sensitive information, avoid important files from getting deleted accidentally, or reduce clutter. One can hide a file or folder with ease in Windows […]

Home in Windows 11 File Explorer is nothing but rebranded Quick Access. The Quick Access feature, introduced first with Windows 10, has been renamed Home in Windows 11 22593 and later builds. Home, which the File Explorer opens by default, shows your most frequently visited folders, pinned files (as Favorites), and recently opened files. In […]

With Windows 11 September 2023 Update, Microsoft introduced an updated File Explorer. The new File Explorer sports an updated UI along with a new feature called Gallery. The Gallery is a new feature in the File Explorer designed to help you access your photo collection quickly. You can access the Gallery from the File Explorer […]

The September 2023 Update for Windows 11 has brought a few new features to the operating system. One of them is Gallery. What is “Gallery” in Windows 11? Gallery is a new feature in Windows 11 September 2023 Update. As the name suggests, the feature lets you access all your photos from one place – […]

As is the case with Windows 10, its successor, Windows 11, also shows recently opened files along with frequently opened folders in File Explorer Home (called Quick Access in Windows 10). The Recent files section of Home (or Quick Access) shows up to twenty most recently accessed files, so you can access recently opened files […]

The File Explorer (previously known as Windows Explorer) in Windows 10 is different from the one in Windows 7. It uses a ribbon to house all commands. The File Explorer commands have been categorized into different tabs of the ribbon toolbar. At times, the File Explorer ribbon toolbar might go missing or appear to go […]

With default settings, Windows 10 or 11 does not show many details about files in File Explorer. The Details view (View > Details view) shows some details, such as file size and type, but it still does not show all details. To get more information about a file, you need to right-click on the file, […]

Do you wish to know the size of a file or folder before sharing it with others? Want to know how much space a file or folder is taking up on your computer? If you said yes, you are at the right place. Both Windows 10 and 11 offer multiple options to check the size […]