PowerToys has grown into one of Microsoft’s most beloved open-source projects for Windows, providing a suite of advanced utilities that range from outright productivity boosters to refined niche tools for enthusiasts. Since its relaunch in 2019, PowerToys has seen dozens of updates, introducing...
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The update train just keeps on rolling for Files, the energetic third-party file manager trying to give good ol’ File Explorer a run for its money—and you have to admire the sheer audacity of it. While Microsoft cautiously adds new ribbons and context menus to File Explorer like one nervously...
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Windows 11’s File Explorer, for all its sleek redesigns and pastel iconography, often feels like the clean-cut office intern who keeps asking if he can help but won’t carry heavy boxes or locate that one file you know you saved… somewhere. Day-to-day, while we love the crisp visuals and gentle...
If there's a metric for just how exciting a week can be in the world of Windows utilities, then this one deserves at least several fireworks. Windows 10 and 11 users are spoiled yet again with a parade of clever tools, dazzling desktop enhancements, and a little bit of nostalgia thrown in for...
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If you’ve ever found yourself clicking open, close, open, close on a parade of files just to find that one table, picture, or snippet of text, let’s all agree: there must be a better way. Welcome to modern Windows 11, where file previewing in File Explorer isn’t just possible, it’s smart, slick...
In today’s fast-paced digital world, efficiency is paramount – and nothing kills productivity faster than wasting time opening files to find out what they contain. Whether you’re sorting through a folder packed with photos, documents, or videos, Windows 11 has some nifty tricks up its sleeve to...
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In today’s fast-paced digital world, every extra click and window feels like a hurdle to productivity. Imagine if you could glimpse a file’s content without pulling it open—no more wasting time opening dozens of files just to find that one document. Windows 11 offers several clever...
Windows users, rejoice! If you’ve ever longed for the simplicity and speed of macOS’s file preview feature, then QuickLook for Windows is here to change the game. This innovative app brings the magic of macOS’s QuickLook right into your Windows File Explorer—helping you breeze through files with...
Let’s face it: sifting through files on Windows can sometimes feel like wading through a digital swamp. You have countless types of files—images, documents, media, and more—just waiting to be opened. Yet, opening each one with its specific application can be annoying and consumes both time and...
Hello!
Windows contains live folders which at least indicate that there are stored files.
These files in folders representing 3D file icon/thumbnails:
I want to customize Windows to have these icons/thumbnails flat.
I'm using also IconPackager from Stardock.
Is itpossible?
Thank you for each...
Running Win 8.1 (of course), I use Irfanview as my default graphics file viewer/editor. When I view a folder containing graphics files (large icon mode), the icon shown for each file is the Irfanview logo/icon. How do I make Windows show a preview of each file, instead?
So I have just built a new computer and Installed Win8. The motherboard, processor, and system drive are all brand new Intel stuff; the media drive is a new Seagate. Programs get up and running just fine, but I have transferred my files over from my old xp machine, and Win Explorer is very slow...
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I'm supporting a number of computers where we have the media players disallowed in the registry, using the disallow run key. However, in Windows 7, if you preview a music or video file, you can play it using the previewer, even though the media player is disallowed. Any ideas on how I can turn...
There are TONS TONS of ways to turn XP to Windows Vista or 7 but like most of XP users we "i" want to turn Vista or in this case W7 into XP.
I want old sort by date back
When saving files i want to be able to sellect desktop without having to co C:\Users\Name\Desktop (to long) faster my ass
Dont...
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