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File explorer doesnt show preview for Word, Excel, pptx, and txt files, but it shows preview for pdf, jpg and odt files
It seems you've installed LibreOffice, and then removed it,
Either update (i.e., reinstall) LibreOffice, and set it as the default for opening Word, PowerPoint and other MS Office files, an option ...
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Windows explorer jumping to the foreground
As the build 23403.1001 "fix" apparently didn't fix this, our hopes are now on KB5032288, released Dec 4th:
This update addresses an issue that affects File Explorer windows. When you do ...
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Windows 10 Explorer is very slow when first opened/used
How big are the files? I have a relatively new NVMe SSD, and copying large files, say a 5 gig ISO, takes a while. Large files do take ages to copy. If the files are only Megabytes (MB) or Kilobytes (...
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Search partial filenames in windows explorer
Install Everything
"Everything" is search engine that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.
Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file ...
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Custom multi-item context-menu entry for Windows Explorer
This is a workaround for Chrome to open multiple files.
Replace the chrome.exe path with your program and registry key or you can leave the registry key as it is.
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In Registry put the target ...
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Open With on multiple files?
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In Registry put the target program as Context Menu Create File.exe which writes reg.txt file.
In your main program loop every 1 second to check if reg.txt exists. If it exists, kill the ...
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Do a context menu action for multiple selected files in the Windows Explorer
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In Registry put the target program as Context Menu Create File.exe which writes reg.txt file.
In your main program loop every 1 second to check if reg.txt exists. If it exists, kill the ...
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“This PC” in Windows Explorer is suddenly very slow
In my case, the reason was Google Drive. Something happened to its permissions, so it could not open. As soon as I uninstalled the google drive, the File Explorer now opens very quickly.
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How do I remove the new Windows 11 File Explorer toolbar
The toolbar was a (poorly designed) beta feature. I was able to remove it by leaving the Windows Insider Program.
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Preserving Quick Access Pins and Libraries with Robocopy
Libraries are essentially saved searches defined by .library-ms files found under:
shell:AppData\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries
And Quick Access pinned folders are stored in
shell:Recent\...
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Windows 10 Open File dialog box. How can the folders not be displayed?
In Window's File Explorer there's an option under 'View' to 'GroupBy' date modified which pushes the folders to the bottom of the list. Is there a similar option in 'Open File'
In the common dialogs, ...
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win+e to open new tab in windows explorer
I've created a utility that forces open tabs instead of a new window:
Explorer Tab Utility
It intercepts Win+E keys and File Explorer's directory opening to open a new tab instead.
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Is there a way to make a folder open in a new tab instead a new window in Windows 11?
I've created a utility that forces open tabs instead of a new window:
Explorer Tab Utility
It intercepts Win+E keys and File Explorer's directory opening to open a new tab instead.
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Is it possible to change the name of "quick access"?
Open the below registry location and double click on [LocalizedString].
Change the Data value to your desired name, press enter to confirm. The changes are immediately visible.
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-...
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Keyboard shortcut for "Invert selection"
Using AutoHotKey -
For the Windows 11 23H2 Windows File Explorer -
#If WinActive("ahk_class CabinetWClass")
^i:: ; CTRL + i
mousemove 750, 150 ; see Note 1
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Why Windows 11 file-explorer hangs frequently, keeping query registry related to FontSubstitutes?
Seems like the font "Segoe UI" is missing on your computer.
Specifically for the Segoe UI font, you may find its standard
registry settings in the file
WindowsSystemFont-RestoreSegoeUI.reg.
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Do a context menu action for multiple selected files in the Windows Explorer
I created a small program that completely solves this problem.
https://github.com/ge9/ExecuteCommand-Pipe
It uses COM (Component Object Model) technology of Windows, so there are no restriction on the ...
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How to quickly locate a file named "666.mp3" with keyboard in Windows Explorer?
In Explorer, ctrl+F puts the focus on the Search box. So
ctrl+F, 6, 6, 6, enter
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ctrl+F, 6, 6, 6, ., m, p, 3, enter
shoud do thee trick!
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Alternative to 'Explorer.exe'
You can use WinXShell instead, and use that. If you want, you can delete explorer, rename winxshell as explorer, and that'll boot up instead.For a file manager take your pick.
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Windows Explorer Navigation Pane - Manual reordering
I have tried this on Windows 11, found my SID, changed the SortOrderIndex and restarted explorer - no changes. Also restarted the computer without any success.
Does anyone know if this still applies ...
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How to multiselect individual files by keyboard in Windows 11
This may be the Peek feature of PowerToys. At least it is for me on Windows 10. The Peek feature can be deactivated or assigned a different keyboard shortcut in the PowerToys configuration.
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Windows 10 quick access does not group items
I had to reset folder view options by using a .BAT file.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/17707-reset-folder-view-settings-default-windows-10-a.html
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Disable Group by in Downloads folder only (Windows 11 22H2)
The "GroupBy Date"-enforced setting on the Downloads folder has constantly been frustrating to me, but this has been an issue long before Windows 11. Right-clicking and changing Group By ...
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