You're probably aware that most files have an extension such as TXT or EXE after the file name, even though these are not always displayed in Windows. File extensions are how Windows knows what to do ...

Using the Command Prompt in Windows can be a powerful way to manage and open files, especially when you need to perform tasks quickly or with specific privileges. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to ...

Sure, using the Linux command line is optional. But these are commands I rely on every day, and you can benefit from them, too.

Command Prompt will troubleshoot many problems related to Windows including hard drive recovery, flash drive recovery, and memory cards. It is the most powerful inbuilt utility, which helps a user to ...

Even if you're a command-line devotee, sometimes it's just way easier to use the mouse and a GUI to navigate to the file than to type out a long path name. This clever trick will pull up a file ...

File creation is perhaps one of the most trivial tasks you perform on your computer almost every day. If you’re a Windows user, you probably do it via the graphical interface. Although this approach ...

While the use of system preferences is an easy option, this setting can be scripted for quick reversion either manually or by scheduling. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

Sometimes your files have overstayed their welcome and they just need to go and you want them to go as fast as possible. Or you just want to delete everything that starts with a certain word. Or some ...

A new major version of PowerToys is here, and it adds improvements and new features for a bunch of existing modules, such as ...

To prevent access to the Command Prompt in Windows 11/10, you can make use of Group Policy settings or edit the Windows Registry, so as to disable the Command Prompt. When you do this, it will prevent ...

DISM is a useful utility. In addition to repairing corrupted system image files, you can also use the DISM tool for other purposes, like installing, uninstalling, updating, and configuring Windows ...