Tag Archives: Explorer
A program that is integral to Windows operations is ‘Windows Explorer’, better known as file and folder manager. It provides detailed information on your files and folders and we use it to rename, move, manage and organize our files and …more >>>
The Windows 7 taskbar explorer.exe shortcut icon, by defaults, opens the Libraries folder. We have already seen how you can make it open the Computer folder instead. In this post, I will tell you how to make it open any …more >>>
You know what to do if you find that your Games Explorer link does not work in Windows 7. But what if you find that your Games Explorer is slow or takes a long time to open, freezes or hangs? …more >>>
Many a time we need to copy error messages, error codes or other text from images, dialog boxes or open windows, which are otherwise “un-copy-able“. While one can always write down the text manually, this can be a pain if …more >>>
At times, it becomes difficult to move, resize, drag and manage several separate open windows at the same time – or move parts of them off the screen. AltDrag attempts to resolve this issue. It is an on-screen window resizing …more >>>
Windows 8 explorer will have several new shortcuts. And since this was one of the requests from advanced power users, Microsoft has introduced some new shortcuts in the Windows 8 explorer. While all the existing keyboard shortcuts will continue to …more >>>
Windows does not have the ability to let you resize different application windows to specific sizes. However, with the availability of Sizer this question can be addressed. Sizer is a freeware utility that allows you to resize any open window on your …more >>>
The Open With dialog box in Windows right-click context menu lets a user specify the directory, name of the file or files to open. Despite being such an indispensable tool, it lacks many enhancement features that can make it more user-friendly. …more >>>
Windows 7 explorer window has done away with some toolbar buttons like Copy, Cut, Paste, Select All, etc, which were found in the earlier versions of Windows. If you want to add them back to Windows 7 explorer, you can …more >>>
At times you may need to restart explorer.exe for some reason. Well you can always use the Task Manager or create a shortcut to restart explorer or follow this method to kill Windows 7 explorer in 3 clicks. Maybe you …more >>>
If you find that Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office applications or Windows Movie Maker crashes frequently in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2, then this article may interest you.
You might at times, get this error message on Windows 7: Explorer.exe server execution failed. This might happen because the Shell folder values might be incorrect or they might be missing. In this article I’ll suggest you few methods to …more >>>
After updating Internet Explorer with the Windows Desktop Update component if, when you click the File menu in Windows Explorer, you find the New command to be missing , or when you right-click the desktop, you find that the New …more >>>
To sync your media in Windows Phone 7 device, you have to use your Zune software. However using this trick, you can enable USB drive mode on your Windows Phone 7 phone, use your Windows Phone 7 device as a …more >>>
Unlike its predecessors, Windows 7 explorer does not display buttons to Copy, Paste or Delete files and folders in the Explorer command bar although you can access these options from the Organize menu. But if you wish, you can add …more >>>
Lets say you need to resize your open explorer or program windows to a particular predefined exact size, and you need to do it frequently! How do you do it? Use freeware Sizer!
Ever had such a problem, that when you are browsing your files and you reach a folder with Video files, and you encounter a ‘Windows Explorer Stopped Working’ Error‘? If you have, then there is a simple solution for it.
Well, here is a small tip for those who may not have heard of it! At times you may not want to just maximize your explorer window, but make it even larger! There is a simple way to ‘maximize it‘ …more >>>
FilerFrog is an innovative way of manipulating files in Windows explorer. It integrates with windows explorer as a shell extension so it can provide you with tools to perform your every day file manipulation actions easily and efficiently.
In Windows 7 & Vista, the User Account Control is enabled by default, to run in Admin approval mode. Windows Explorer or explorer.exe is also set to run in the standard user context.
