Something has been bothering me about Windows for quite some time. Chances are, it's been bothering you, too. In Window 8.1 and Windows 10, we have both the old Control Panel and the new Settings user ...

Windows Vista has made it a little harder to find the Folder Options settings than it had in previous versions. The easiest way is to use the Folder Options control panel to modify how folders, and ...

Q: I frequently receive messages with an attachment that when I try to open, I get a message reading: “This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an ...

To open the Control Panel, it is best to type control in the search field of the taskbar and click on the entry in the hit list. But there’s an even easier way: You can also add a link to the Control ...

The end of the classic Control Panel is approaching. In the Windows Insider previews, Microsoft is now shifting more to the settings. The classic Control Panel still has many fans, but Microsoft is ...

This post will show you how to enable and disable thumbnail previews, as well as, display Thumbnail Previews on Network folders in File Explorer of Windows 11/10, using Registry Editor, Group Policy ...

This oughtta be easy. XP system, Outlook won't send PDF attachments to Acrobat. Somehow the user ended up with a freebie PDF viewer which I deleted. No problem. Resetting "Open With" on the desktop ...

Windows 10 is trying to achieve the impossible; please everyone. The redesigned Settings app is a hotspot of this balancing act. Microsoft is challenged to make system controls accessible, even on ...

When it comes to Windows, there are always those who refuse any change Microsoft makes and would prefer sticking with the old ...