Switch from File Explorer to an alternative like XYplorer or OneCommander—and set the alternative as the default, with the help of a registry hack.

Don't like the new File Explorer in Windows 11? Wishing for something more useful? The free Files app is all you need, to add custom touches, and seamless file management.

The File Explorer changed its name in Windows 8 (it was previously known as the Windows Explorer), but it's gotten more functionality in Windows 10. Because the File Explorer is where you'll go to ...

Windows File Explorer offers a lot of options to change how you view files. What you might not know is that one important ...

Need to use third-party programs to open files on your PC? Here's how to change file associations in Windows 10 and choose which apps open which file types.

Reduce column width size of the File Explorer in Windows 11 By default, the layout view set for the File Explorer is the Details layout view where all the folder details are displayed in columns.