If you cannot preview Word or Excel files in Explorer, but you can preview other text or image files, then this post will help you fix the problem. If the Word or Excel file preview is not working in ...

Everyone has to deal with File Explorer. It is, after all, the Windows feature you use to get around the file system, organize data, copy and move folders, access external drives, and more. Over the ...

A new ‘My apps’ view includes browsers, gaming utilities, and even rival storefronts. A new ‘My apps’ view includes browsers, gaming utilities, and even rival storefronts. is a senior editor and ...

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Windows continues to be the most widely used operating system in the world, powering over a billion devices from personal laptops and desktops to workstations and enterprise machines. It is the ...

Officially, Microsoft will stop providing new security updates for Windows 10 PCs after October 14, 2025, a little over a decade after its initial release. It's a stick that Microsoft is using to push ...

I'm currently using a 4K monitor, at 150% scaling, and still struggle to see the 'extra large' image thumbnails in Windows Explorer. I'd really love to have a 'scale thumbnail' option that lets me ...

For a format that’s been around for a solid few decades, the tried-and-true PDF sure can be a pain in the patootie. You know what I’m talkin’ about here, right? Practically every time I’m forced to ...

WinTCacheMulti was an experiment that aimed to implement a multithreaded approach for thumbnail extraction on Windows-based systems. The goal of this project was to optimize the performance of Windows ...

Another day, another bug in Windows 11 24H2. Early last week, Microsoft revealed the latest glitch to befall its newest flavor of Windows 11. And this one could keep you from downloading any future ...

New windows that rail riders can see through, promised by NJ Transit after two years of commuter complaints about cloudy glass, are finally being installed in trains. NJ Transit announced the ...