Vista completely revamped the old, resource-heavy Indexing Service that earlier versions of Windows used to locate files. The Vista indexing engine, which is still in use today, can scan file names, ...

A rare Unicode character, the right-to-left override (RTLO), can make executable files appear as harmless Word or image ...

With Copilot and Microsoft 365, you can summarize, ask questions, create an FAQ, and even compare certain files stored in OneDrive.

Microsoft is automatically turning on OneDrive Backup in new Windows 11 installations. Your files aren't stolen -- they've just been moved to a new folder and synced to the cloud. This article ...

Microsoft is testing new File Explorer AI-powered features that will enable Windows 11 users to work with images and documents without needing to open the files. Known as "AI actions," they can ...

A newly discovered FileFix social engineering attack impersonates Meta account suspension warnings to trick users into ...

Equally important, but often overlooked, is the question of a valid license (get a new Windows 11 license for 50% off on the PCWorld Software store): Don’t worry, in most cases, the upgrade from 10 to ...

Windows 11 is hardly new anymore. Windows 10 support officially ends on Oct. 14 though, so you're going to want to make sure you're ready to use its predecessor. But when you switch to a new operating ...

If you cannot preview Word or Excel files in Explorer, but you can preview other text or image files, then this post will help you fix the problem. If the Word or Excel file preview is not working in ...

Tensions seem to be at an all-time high for Windows 10 users, especially for those who can't upgrade to Windows 11 pending its predecessor's end-of-life status, which is slated to take place in just a ...

Between 50 and 100 million Windows users have switched browsers in recent weeks, just as Microsoft reveals its new warning to stop using Google Chrome. The problem is that this switch has not gone as ...

Microsoft is sunsetting Windows 10 support on Oct. 14, and stopping all updates to the OS. If you aren't able to update to Windows 11, you still have options. For $30 you can grab a year of ...