The File Explorer or Windows Explorer in Windows operating system has not seen any major changes for a long time. The introduction of ribbon is probably the biggest change happed to File Explorer in recent times. The navigation pane in File Explorer is helpful to quickly navigate between various locations on your PC. For those […]
Fix: File Explorer Opening Slowly In Windows 10
The Windows 10 operating system has not been smooth sailing for everyone. Soon after the release of Windows 10 to public, almost everyone upgraded to Windows 10 had to deal with inconsistent Start menu and default apps. Microsoft has ironed out most of the issues with November Update and Anniversary Update for Windows 10, but […]
How To Disable Ads In Windows 10 File Explorer
In many ways, Windows 10 is the best version of Windows ever. The operating system has grabbed a considerable amount of market share thanks to the free upgrade offer from Microsoft. Windows 10 users often complain about ads on the lock screen and app suggestions on the Start, and how Microsoft is pushing advertising in […]
How To Rotate Pictures In Windows 10 File Explorer
Have you taken pictures without holding the camera in the right orientation? Want to rotate one or more pictures on your Windows 10 PC? Here is how to easily rotate photos in Windows 10 File Explorer without opening picture files. Most of us know how to rotate a picture file in the Windows operating system […]
Keyboard Shortcuts To Change File Explorer View In Windows 10/11
Other than Quick Access, File Explorer (called Windows Explorer in earlier versions) has not received any major new features in Windows 10 largely because Microsoft seems to be interested in launching a modern version of the File Explorer app rather than updating the classic Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer or File Explorer is the default file […]
Enable File Explorer Thumbnail Preview For Word, Excel & PowerPoint Docs
About two weeks ago, we talked about enabling thumbnail preview for PDF files in Windows 10 File Explorer using free utilities. One of our readers is interested in enabling File Explorer thumbnail preview for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents as well. If you have enabled thumbnail preview in File Explorer for all other file types, […]
How To Open Multiple Folders At Once In Windows 10
Want to have quick access to all your favorite folders? Do you want to open multiple folders at once in Windows 10/11? Would you like to create a desktop shortcut to open more than one folder at once in Windows 10/11? In this guide, we will see how to open multiple folders at once in […]
Enable Thumbnail Preview For PDF Files In Windows 10 File Explorer
If you used Windows 7 32-bit for a significant amount of time before upgrading to Windows 10, you would know that Windows Explorer in Windows 7 (only 32-bit) supported thumbnail preview for PDF files. For some reason, Windows 10 doesn’t support thumbnail preview for PDF files in File Explorer (Windows Explorer). Windows 10 supports PDF […]
How To Make Windows 10 File Explorer Look Like Windows 7
In Windows 10 and 8.1, the Windows Explorer is called File Explorer. There are several changes in Windows 10’s File Explorer compared to Windows 7’s Windows Explorer. The new ribbon in the File Explorer is possibly the biggest change compared to Windows 7’s Explorer. If you are a user upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows […]
How To Clear File Explorer History In Windows 10
Windows Explorer or File Explorer keeps track of all recently opened files and folders. The newly introduced Quick Access, which is a part of Windows 10 File Explorer, displays recently opened files and frequently opened folders. The jump list of File Explorer (jump list appears when you right-click on File Explorer’s icon on the taskbar) […]