I love VLC Media Player for Windows 11, but it's interface is downright archaic - that's where the excellent Screenbox app ...

Learn how to play AV1 files on Windows 11 using free codecs, VLC, or GPU updates for smooth high-quality playback.

David William Plummer began his career at Microsoft as an intern on the MS-DOS team and was later offered a full-time ...

Microsoft is testing new File Explorer AI-powered features that will enable Windows 11 users to work with images and documents without needing to open the files. Known as "AI actions," they can ...

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 ...

Windows Explorer has always seemed like a part of a small car’s toolkit: perfectly usable, but limited to the basic functions. Over the years, Microsoft has repeatedly revised the software and added a ...

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PowerShell recovery scripts using WBAdmin no longer work in Windows 11, but VHDX mounting offers a manual workaround for restoring files. I recently wrote an article in which I walked you through the ...

.tar / .gz Use 7-Zip or PeaZip Common on Linux/macOS downloads Double-click the archive to open it in File Explorer, WinRAR, or 7-Zip. Resize or move the archive window so you can see your destination ...

So you're browsing through your Windows files and notice that a few were marked with an annoying red X. In a panic, you try opening and editing them to see if they've somehow been corrupted. They ...