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 ...

BearPup sometimes wants to open a file in one program, and other times open it in another. He asked the Answer Line forum for an easy way to do this. Windows uses a file’s extension–the part of the ...

Windows natively packs a ton of useful features that are either hidden or disabled by default, even though they're more than good enough to be enabled at first launch. Windows hides file extensions by ...

A file extensions is a suffix to the filename that's used to indicate what software or program it's associated with. If the required software to read the file is ...

Windows shortcuts (LNK files) can hide more than they show. Keep your system secure by protecting yourself against LNK files vulnerability.

This is one of the easiest ways to change a file type on Windows 11/10. You just need to right-click on the file you want to change the type and rename the file type too in the process. There is no ...

We have listed some tips and tricks for managing files and folders in Windows 11/10. If you know them, you will better organize file and folder hierarchy. The easiest way to move folders from one ...

Normally, if you change a file’s extension in Windows, it doesn’t do anything positive. It just makes the file open in the wrong programs that can’t decode what’s inside. However, [PortalRunner] has ...

A way to trick users into opening a virus. Many people have learned that text files (.TXT) and image files (.GIF, .JPG, etc.) are safe to launch because they are data and not executable software. They ...