In the Windows Security app, you'll find a setting called Controlled Folder Access. Microsoft recommends keeping this setting enabled to protect your system, but what exactly is it, and how does it ...

As of Windows Insider Build 26120.6972 (beta channel) and 26220.6972 (dev channel) or higher, you can now get the Run and ...

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 ...

(Credit: PCMag / Microsoft ... Start and click the Folders option. You can then turn on the switch for any folder you wish to see next to the power icon in the menu. If you still don’t like the ...

It's easy to change the icon size on a Windows 10 PC for files, folders, or applications using the View menu in your files program.

File Explorer is one of the crucial components of the Windows operating system. It allows us to navigate and manage files and folders on our PC. One of the most useful features of File Explorer is the ...

Microsoft is planning to prune some folder management options from File Explorer in Windows 11. The changes appear in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23481 and so are not yet official. But ...

On Windows 11/10 PCs, most users set up an admin/login password to prevent others from accessing their computers without their knowledge; however, this may not be enough if we need to protect ...

You can clear your Recent Files in Windows 10 by going into your "Change folder and search options" menu.

Some users are having trouble when trying to rename a folder on a Windows computer. Sometimes, the context menu doesn’t allow users to rename the folder, whereas ...

My family is spread across several countries and continents. We use a variety of operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mac) and range in IT savvy from CompSci grads to my grandmother who got her first ...