If you're not happy with the default Windows file manager, you're in luck because there are plenty of options that improve on the original.

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If you’ve updated your PC to Windows 11 version 25H2, you might have noticed a new message in File Explorer’s preview pane when opening certain PDFs. Instead of showing a thumbnail or page preview, ...

Wrestling with a PDF that won’t let you edit, highlight, or even copy text without a fight is an unfortunate right of digital passage. So is spending half an hour Googling “free PDF to Word converter” ...

Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...

.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 ...

Every file and every program leaves traces in your system: It accesses other files, uses Windows resources, makes entries in the registry, and possibly installs additional software. In the best-case ...