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 ...

Normally, if you change a file’s extension in Windows, it doesn’t do anything positive. It just makes the file open in the wrong programs that can’t decode what’s inside. However, [PortalRunner] has ...

I had to help a friend with his computer over the weekend. It seems his PC forgot he had Adobe Acrobat installed and instead it was opening PDF files in Google Chrome. I wasn’t quite sure how his ...

Windows 11 has been rolled out to everyone, and it has surprised me, to say the least. I am a big fan of the updated, more minimalistic design. The File Explorer in Windows 11 has received a revamp – ...

How to change ownership and control of files and folders in Windows 11 Your email has been sent Operating a modern business of any size invariably means employee turnover. This coming and going often ...

Sometimes Windows automatically changes the creation date of specific files. Although this is not a huge issue, it can be problematic if you store or sort files based on their creation date. So the ...

I'm trying to figure out how to change something that's been annoying me recently. .URL files...there doesn't seem to be a way to force them to open with anything other than a browser, at least not ...