windows explorer

File extensions on Windows help you identify the file type and determine its default program. Windows 10 does not show file extensions and hiding file extensions pose a security risk. It’s easy to mistake an executable file with hidden extenti

Windows File Explorer is an integral part of Windows. With this explorer, you can view all your files and folder, carry on simple operations like copy and paste, check the file size, and file management.

File Explorer in Windows usually shows just a few columns such as name, date, and type. But many of us would like more information to show up there. Thankfully, Windows Explorer doesn’t restrict us to the original columns only for we can add more o

While I’ve moved my data to Google Drive, I still have a lot on my hard drive. Checking the subfolders and files that exist inside the main folder is tedious. I am sure all of us have come across this situation at some point in time. That can b

Windows 10 has been a big update to the Windows timeline and while we have talked about most of the new features that come with the OS, there are many small tricks that stay hidden. Though these tricks may be small, but can prove to be really us

I have been using Chrome as my default browser for almost 3 years now and it’s been quite a ride. Even though it is resource hungry, changing the browser was just too much to go for. Especially after you have handcrafted your browsing experien

There are many new, and probably useful features, in Windows 10. But what I don’t like, is the fact that most of them are made mandatory to the users without realizing how it would impact the productivity of an individual. One of the biggest b

If you work for a financial organization you would know and understand the importance of reporting. You would also know that it’s not just the data in the files that’s important but also data about the files.

When someone talks about address bar history, we generally refer to or associate our thoughts with a browser. We think about browsing history , website cookies, bookmarks and cache . We also pay a lot of attention to such histories; we manage them

After Windows XP, Microsoft discontinued the up button from Windows explorer. Well, the truth is that the button got removed only from the UI and not from the operating system. If you want you can still navigate to the parent folder using a keyboard

The title bar on Windows has those three action buttons that each one of us use – Minimize, Restore/Maximize and Close. Besides, it also shows the title of an application, windows, web page etc. based on the window you are referring to. However, t

Recently we shared two tools and strategies that help you customize the Windows 7 Libraries and the taskbar thumbnails in all possible ways . On similar lines, today we plan to discuss a tool that helps you customize the toolbar on Windows 7 exp

Do you think browser bookmarks and folder Favorites are kinda the same thing? I feel they are. Like we bookmark our favorite and frequently visited websites on our browsers, we can also pile our favorite folder locations under the Favorite sect

All of us are acquainted with the tabbed browsing interface that all modern browsers come with. Not just that, people have also experienced the promise of increased productivity while using such interfaces. Navigation and accessibility becomes so m

Not all of us are accustomed to using the Command Prompt. Nevertheless, we cannot deny the fact that we have to engage ourselves with the same on certain occasions. And during our endeavor to get our task done there are certain Command Prompt tricks

Recently, we talked about disabling the Windows taskbar thumbnail preview and also switching off explorer features like Navigation Pane, Details Pane and Preview Pane . Actually, these are wonderful features that the GUI has and helps you quite a

The Windows explorer has few interesting things to make your work and browsing activity easier. One of those is the Navigation Pane placed on the left side of the interface. Two other such things are Preview Pane and Details Pane placed on the right

Sometimes, while working on Windows, I want a program to always stay on top, while few I wish I could minimize to the system tray. What I don’t want is, to dig deep into the individual program settings to perform the task. I don’t think I am the

Although there are many Windows Explorer tools out there to make the daily usage of it more productive, folder management can get a lot more difficult and tricky than one can think. I think one of the pertinent issues that most of us come across

Till date, we have discussed many cool tools to access services like Dropbox, SugarSync and Google Docs right from your Windows explorer. All the services use different tools and thus one needs to switch from one tool to another if he uses these serv