When it comes to Windows, there is nothing I love more than Microsoft’s infamous Ribbon interface—and nothing I hate more. Using it in Microsoft Office is great, but adding Ribbon to Windows 8’s file ...

How to restore the full context menu to File Explorer in Windows 11 Your email has been sent While Microsoft’s primary purpose for pushing the Windows 11 update may be for increased security, there ...

The first item on an application's menu bar in Windows and the third on the Mac. In Windows, the File menu always includes options to Print and Exit the program; however, Exit does not generally ...

When I first upgraded to Windows 11, I tried to convince myself that the interface quirks were just the price of progress. I ...

Microsoft has added a feature on the File Explorer Options or Folder Options ribbon and a Windows mini window, allowing the user to enable or disable the file extensions’ visibility in the File ...

File Explorer lacks polish and shortcuts that I’ve come to expect from modern apps. You can middle-click to open a folder in ...

Windows 11 is testing a new underlying improvement for File Explorer that could potentially reduce RAM usage when you're ...

If you're not a fan of the default Start Menu experience on Windows 11, then consider installing this free and open-source ...

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...

How to add a new file type to the Microsoft Windows 10 Context Menu Your email has been sent You can add a new file type to the New item section of the Windows 10 Context Menu, but you will have to ...

Editor's take: Windows 11 brought a slew of UI changes and "improvements" few users welcome. File Explorer's state is particularly dire, yet Microsoft shows no sign of backing off its relentless quest ...

There are quite a lot of file formats in this world which are supported by numerous devices. It is very usual to surround yourself in a situation where you need to convert one format to another. To do ...