I was all set to put this “Windows Explorer Explained” series to rest for a while, but then reader Martin wrote in with a question that comes up a lot: in Windows 7, how do you reveal the hidden file ...

Last week I covered some basic file management tips in “Windows Explorer Explained: Tips for Newbies“–and the article was so popular that I figured I should just keep going. So this week I’ll stick ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is planning to support extensions in the successor to its ...

If you're unfamiliar with hard links, junctions, volume mount points, or Vista's symbolic links, skip the rest of this review--Link Shell Extension (free/donationware) is not for you. The advanced ...

Microsoft unveiled a new extensions capability for its Edge Web browser this week, but it's just available for limited testing. The extensions capability, which permits applications built by software ...

In this post, we will show you how to use ShellExView to view & disable Shell Extensions on a Windows 11/10 PC. Shell Extensions are COM objects that extend the capabilities of Windows Shell (Explorer ...

Just when you thought the browser wars have mostly settled down peacefully into camps, Microsoft may yet have a contender to reignite those flames. Of course it's not the well-aged, even expired, ...