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The redesigned context menu trims clutter and keeps common actions close at hand. Microsoft is also adding new settings that let users control what appears in the menu.

Windows File Explorer has changed over and over again across the years, but even when it’s been revamped it hasn’t ever felt groundbreakingly new, neither visually nor functionally. That seems to be ...

One of the simplest configuration changes that I have made since making the switch to Windows 11 last year was to configure the File Explorer to open to the This PC screen. Normally, when you open ...

Microsoft is removing eight OneDrive Copilot shortcuts from File Explorer in November 2026. Here's what's changing and how users can still access Copilot.

Microsoft has released two new Windows 11 preview builds with some useful changes, such as more dark mode improvements, ...

You use File Explorer all the time, but have you mastered it? Here's how to take full advantage of it. Everyone has to deal with File Explorer. It is, after all, the Windows feature you use to get ...

Windows 11's File Explorer is getting a bunch of new buttons that will make its Home page a lot more convenient. Unlike in the old days, Windows 11's File Explorer opens by default not to "This PC" ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Although Microsoft has improved File Explorer over the years, it still doesn't meet modern expectations. You can't open folders side by side, add tags to ...

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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 ...