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change back iso file's default open program in Windows 7
In Windows 10, I can use explorer to open iso file. I think windows 7 can also do it.
So I change an iso file default open program to C:\Windows\explorer.exe, but it didn't work, and I can't change it ...
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Broken thumbnails of .cur (cursor) files in Windows
I am on Windows 7 x64 with Irfan Viewer installed. Most of the .cur files in C:\Windows\Cursors have icons of random things (programs, link files, even my .ico/.cur stash). When I go to the Properties ...
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Adobe audition 2021 unusable with folder with lot of files
I am a big user of Adobe Audition 1.5, and I'm mainly working with small sound effects files merging thems togethers for commercials spot.
I'm dealing with quite big folders, even if they are low in ...
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Force "Group by" in a folder in Windows Explorer
I have a specific folder that I want to be always opened with Group by date view, in the Windows File explorer.
Every now and then, when I reopen this folder, it comes back to the default folder view ...
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Is it possible to change the tooltip delay for files in Explorer on Windows 7 or 10?
In Explorer, one can view tooltips for files by hovering over them, as below:
This tooltip can show some helpful information, such as full file names which are too long for the current Name column ...
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How to prevent Guest or other account from accessing my secondary drive?
On a shared PC, we can create multiple windows login account. But how can I prevent other user account from accessing my secondary drive? Is it possible to hide the secondary drive from other user?
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Explorer.exe Restore previous folder windows at logon fails
Having the restore option selected in Folder Options works fine, except for vpn drives and virtual (subst) drives that are not initially available at the time explorer.exe tries to connect.
The ...
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Windows video thumbnails have disappeared after running disk cleanup
I ran the Disk Cleanup utility that comes with Windows to clean temporary files and the thumbnail cache. Now all of my video files no longer show thumbnail previews and look like in the screenshot ...
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Win 7; How to stop the Explorer left navigation pane from opening it's folders when you click on drive letters?
On my 2nd bootable backup drive (W7 freshly compiled from NTLite), when I click on a drive letter in the navigation pane, it keeps on opening folders there and the center pane. That makes it really ...
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Windows 7 File Explorer doesn't shows folders but notepad does
I am using Windows 10 and Windows 7 dual-boot and today Windows 7's file explorer stopped showing folders on any directory, but it shows files (system files too if I deselect "Hide protected ...
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Keyboard Shortcut for Windows Explorer to fit the width of the name column to the longest file name in the folder
I would like to use a keyboard shortcut to fit the Name column to the longest name of the files in the folder so the file names don't get truncated with .... In a desktop you can use [Ctrl + +] to fit ...
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How to open windows 7 file explorer window in the position of a current file explorer window
I regularly use the Ctrl+N hotkey to launch a new file explorer window, but this new window opens 'far' from the currently open explorer window. What I prefer is that the new window open exactly ...
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In which order does Windows Explorer sort folders when sorting the results of the search by size?
The files are sorted by size but not the folders, so I wonder how Windows Explorer decides the ordering of folders when displaying them. I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate.
Example of sort by size:
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Unexpected error 0x8007000D "The data is invalid" when moving or renaming folders in Windows 7
A few weeks ago I began seeing this error every time I try to rename or move a folder in Windows 7 SP1:
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Things I've already tried to resolve this:
Remove ALL Explorer addins and shell extensions, ...
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How to setup Windows File Explorer to automatically open locations with custom "aliases" in the Address Bar (like "desktop" or "program files")?
I am trying to automate our project's directory and I thought that setting up aliases could help a lot. They need to be accessible from anywhere and, ideally from the Windows File Explorer Address Bar....
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