When’s the last time you used File Explorer’s “Display file icon on thumbnails” option? How about the Sharing wizard? If the answer is “never,” you’re not alone. Microsoft has taken some usage data ...

File Explorer is one of those tools you use every day. On the surface, it seems simple—you click, drag, and drop, and maybe tidy up your Downloads folder now and then. But there are so many useful ...

In this post, we will show you how to tweak Windows File Explorer using WinSetView. WinSetView is an open-source tool that allows you to set desired views for different types of folders in the Windows ...

Customize File Explorer with some useful Registry tweaks to declutter menus, speed up browsing, and restore classic features. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

You can check out the list of items being removed below, with Microsoft noting that they aren't disappearing entirely - though they'll only be accessible via modifying registry settings. This means ...

Stop fighting File Explorer.

Windows 11 KB5079473 March 2026 Update quietly shipped with a performance boost that could make the 'search' bar in File ...

The new Insider Preview build of Windows 11 that was released this week introduces some handy and oft-requested new features, including the ability to write in any text field with Windows Ink and ...

If you want to remove the Start backup option in the File Explorer of Windows 11, here is how you can do it. There are multiple ways to disable or hide the Start backup option from the File Explorer, ...

Spot on. I'm not in the Insider program myself, but it's been reported many times about bugs that never gets fixed, even when they are reported by multiple users. And that is in a program where they ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...