My general preference with XP was to set all folder to "list" view, tell the system to apply that view to all folders, and then change individual ones to other view types as I preferred. Win7 doesn't ...

The options under the View tab in the familiar Windows Explorer Folder Options dialog box. Screenshot by Dennis O'Reilly In Vista and Windows 7, you have to follow these steps for five different ...

This post shows how to choose folder details to display, remove columns, add columns to all folders or even move columns in File Explorer in Windows 11/10. When you open any folder in Windows 11/10 ...

With a few minutes of folder clicking, you can stop Vista's content sniffing and get the view you prefer in all your folders. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for ...

Clear this box to restore the merge-conflict dialog. Recently I told you how to take advantage of Windows 8’s cool new file-copy feature. What I didn’t mention was a small, but potentially significant ...

This post explains how to restore tabs in File Explorer after a restart in Windows 11. This feature is currently available in the Windows Beta versions but will be rolled out to all soon. The release ...

Microsoft made a strange change in Windows 8.1—Libraries, a very useful feature, is missing from the File Explorer’s sidebar. Here’s how to bring it back. Open File Explorer and expand the View tab.