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Zipped (compressed) files take up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers more quickly than uncompressed files. In Windows, you work with zipped files and folders in the same way that you work with uncompressed files and folders. Combine several files into a single zipped...

The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features. Visual...

The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a companion operating system installed alongside Windows 11, typically in a separate partition, that can help with troubleshooting, recovery, or booting from external media, such as a USB stick. Advanced startup enables you to perform these actions...

Copy path or Copy as path will copy the full path of selected items (files and folders) wrapped in quotes to the Clipboard so you can paste (Ctrl+V) the full path(s) of the item(s) where you like. The Copy as path context menu and Copy path from the File Explorer command bar menu is not...

Windows Portable Devices (WPD) enables computers to communicate with attached media and storage devices. WPD provides a flexible, robust way for computers to communicate with music players, storage devices, mobile phones, cameras, and many other types of connected devices. When you open...

You can use Advanced Security Settings to manually change the owner, change permissions, and set up advanced sharing settings for a selected item. Normally to open Advanced Security Settings for an item (ex: file, folder, or drive), you would need to right click on an item, click/tap on...

Copy path or Copy as path will copy the full path of selected items (files and folders) wrapped in quotes to the Clipboard so you can paste (Ctrl+V) the full path(s) of the item(s) where you like. This tutorial will show how to add or remove the Copy as path context menu and Copy path from the...

You can change your desktop background in Windows 11 to be a picture, solid color, a slideshow, or Windows Spotlight. You can add a Open desktop background file location context menu to find and open directly to the image file location of your current picture, slideshow, or Windows Spotlight...

This PC is located as a desktop icon and in the navigation pane of File Explorer. When you right click on This PC and click/tap on Properties, it will open the Settings > System > About page. If you like, you can remove the Properties context menu from This PC for all users. This tutorial...

When you right click or press and hold on a shortcut of a file or folder, a file or folder in search results, or a file or folder in a library in File Explorer, you can click/tap on the Open file location or Open folder location context menu item to open the source location of the file or folder...

A .url file is an Internet shortcut that opens with your default web browser. URL files do not include Open with in their context menu by default in Windows. If you like, you can add Open with to the context menu of .url files that allows you to choose an app to open the URL file with always...

A .bat file is a batch file that consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command line interpreter, stored in a plain text file. BAT files do not include Open with in their context menu by default in Windows. If you like, you can add Open with to the context menu of .bat files...

The Open with context menu allows you to choose an app to open a file with by default. The "Open with" context menu is only available when a single file is selected, and not available when multiple (more than one) files are selected. This tutorial will show how to add or remove the Open with...

The Encrypted File System, or EFS, provides an additional level of security for files and folders. It provides cryptographic protection of individual files on NTFS file system volumes using a public-key system. Files or folders saved into an existing encrypted folder will automatically be...

Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. Image Resizer is a Windows shell extension for bulk image-resizing. After installing PowerToys, right-click on one or more selected image files in File Explorer...

The Give access to context menu makes it easy for a user to grant access to share their selected files, folders, and libraries with other users registered on the PC. Reference...

Windows includes a built-in feature allowing you to quickly rotate an image file to the left and right, and automatically save the rotation change. You can rotate left to turn the selected image 90 degrees to the left. You can rotate right to turn the selected image 90 degrees to the right...

The Recycle Bin provides a safety net when deleting files or folders. When you delete any of these items from a drive, Windows places it in the Recycle Bin and the Recycle Bin icon changes from empty to full. If you delete a file or folder that's larger than the set maximum storage size of the...

The Recycle Bin provides a safety net when deleting files or folders. When you delete any of these items from a drive, Windows places it in the Recycle Bin and the Recycle Bin icon changes from empty to full. The Recycle Bin properties page allows users to select a Custom maximum size or Don't...

The Recycle Bin provides a safety net when deleting files or folders. When you delete any of these items from a hard disk, Windows places it in the Recycle Bin and the Recycle Bin icon changes from empty to full. If you like, you can add Empty Recycle Bin to the context menu when you right...