Windows users who think that the system’s default file management application Windows Explorer is too limited to be of practical use can pick from a wide array of free and paid products. XYplorer Pro is a professional file manager for the Windows operating system that can be used in addition or as a replacement for [...]

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I check the running processes on my Windows system regularly to find potentially malicious or unnecessary processes. When I looked at the process listing today I noticed that two explorer.exe processes were running. I remembered that this could be a sign of malicious software disguising itself as a system process. When I checked the process [...]

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Windows accumulates context menu items any time you install several applications. Not all applications end up on the context menu but enough do so over time that the menu can become cluttered. You might find yourself wondering, “How did that get there?” You may not want it on the context menu, but it is there [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

The Windows 8 developer preview release that was offered publicly by Microsoft a few days ago caused quite the stir. There were users who loved the new Metro UI interface and other features of the operating system like the Ribbon of Windows Explorer. Other users criticized the new user interface as to tablet and touch [...]

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Windows users are familiar with the not so perfect search utility in XP. Now with Windows 7 we have an ideal form of searching ability with Advanced Query Syntax (AQS). These are advanced operators that, when used correctly, make file searches easily on target. Windows 7 utilizes an Advanced Search option that can be used [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Drag and drop operations can be very handy in Windows Explorer. You can use drag and drop to quickly copy or move files to another location, for instance to move files into a program window or another folder on the computer’s hard drive. Sometimes though you may start a drag and drop operation only to [...]

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Since the beginning of last month, Microsoft started pushing out blog posts over at the Building Windows 8 blog. This is more or less a repeat of the marketing efforts when the Windows 7 operating system was developed back in 2009. The long articles sometimes offer interesting insight into the decision making process, and more [...]

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Here is a short Windows Explorer tip that I would like to share with everyone. When you are working with the default file management tool Windows Explorer you are likely to open some or even many different folders on your computer. If you work with one Explorer window only, you may sometimes need to go [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Your My Computer window may have lots of whitespace if you only have a few hard drives and optical drives connected to your PC. The idea to use this space to display links to favorite folders or programs is not new, but it has never been added natively by Microsoft. Third party programs like Computer [...]

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