Posts under Explorer tag.

Fix: Games Explorer slow to open, freezes, hangs in Windows 7

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? [...]

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Copy text from open windows with GetWindowText

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 [...]

Resize, Drag, Manage windows easily with AltDrag for Windows 7

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 [...]

Windows 8 Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

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 [...]

Define custom window sizes with Sizer for Windows 7

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 [...]

Open With Enhanced: An advanced free replacement for your Windows Open With menu

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. [...]

Add more custom buttons to Windows 7 explorer toolbar with CustomExplorerToolbar

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 [...]

Right Click Restart Explorer adds Restart Explorer option to Context Menu

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 [...]

Fix: Explorer, Office, Movie Maker crashes in Windows 7

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.

FIX: Explorer.exe server execution failed on Windows 7

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 [...]

FIX: New command missing in Windows Explorer on Windows 7

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 [...]

Drag and drop images, media, to or from Windows Phone 7 device directly

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 [...]

Add Copy, Paste and Delete Buttons to Windows 7 Explorer toolbar

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 [...]

How to resize explorer & program windows to an exact size quickly

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!

Fix: Windows Explorer Crashes in a particular Video folder in Windows 7

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.

Micro Tip: How to make your maximized Windows explorer go full screen

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‘ [...]

FilerFrog, the ultimate file handling Windows explorer extension

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.

Why does Windows Explorer not run as administrator?

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. Even if you right-click on explorer.exe, and [...]

Snap your open windows to 9 invisible grids with Gridy

Windows 7 Aero Snap feature lest you snap your windows to the four edges of your screen. Gridy, creates nine slots and adds an invisible grid to Windows, so that any window you move or resize is snapped to it. [...]

Minimize all windows & programs to notification area instead of taskbar

If you’d like to minimize your windows explorer, notepad and applications to the notification area instead of, to the taskbar, RBTray is a freeware that may interest you.

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