A compressed version of files, popularly known as zipped files are convenient but also prone to errors. So, when you attempt to open such files using freeware utilities like 7-Zip, you may encounter ...

We find different formats of files on our PC. Regularly, we see files in formats such as .docx, .txt, .jpg, .png, etc. Sometimes, we see new file formats that we are not used to seeing in the regular ...

EXE files are not documents in the traditional business sense; they are executable programs that run on Microsoft Windows computers. Many of these programs, such as Internet Explorer and the ...

Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...

In 2022, Microsoft finally upgraded Windows 11's File Explorer with tabs support. However, the app lacks many basic features, such as moving a tab out of the window, combining tabs, or starting File ...

Ralph Redan asked the Windows forum how to provide easy access to his favorite folders in File Open and Save As dialog boxes. All File Open and Save As dialog boxes have a list of favorite locations, ...

BearPup sometimes wants to open a file in one program, and other times open it in another. He asked the Answer Line forum for an easy way to do this. Windows uses a file’s extension–the part of the ...

One of the simplest configuration changes that I have made since making the switch to Windows 11 last year was to configure the File Explorer to open to the This PC screen. Normally, when you open ...

A QBX file is an accountant's transfer copy of a QuickBooks company file. A company file in this format cannot be modified aside from adding journal notes. If a client has sent you a QBX file, you ...

Spreadsheets created in Apple Numbers can be wondrous things, but opening them in Excel on a Windows PC is something of a headache. It can be done, though, with a little help from iCloud. In this ...