Open the File Explorer (Win+E) and navigate to the file whose extnesion you want to change. Highlight the file that you want to change and then click on the file name to rename it. Delete the old ...

The basic functionality, however, remains unchanged. Although File Explorer is relatively easy to use, there are many features and settings that can help you be a little more productive on Windows 10.

First, double-click on the ZIP file to open it. Drag and drop new files into the ZIP file. This will automatically compress and add those files into the existing ZIP file. Read: Files copied from ...

You can quickly email a file to yourself using the Share button or use the Send To option in File Explorer. We explain how to do this in Windows 11.

Windows 11's File Explorer is getting a bunch of new buttons that will make its Home page a lot more convenient.

First, open File Explorer in Windows 10 and right-click on any image—JPG, PNG, TIF, GIF, etc. Notice that there’s no option in the popup menu to preview the file without having to open it or ...

Windows only: While Windows Explorer can sort files by type, by default it doesn't display or sort files by extension in a separate column—but the Extension Column add-on does just that.

Image: Anton Watman/Shutterstock Right-clicking a folder or file in Windows 10 File Explorer triggers a context menu with an array of commands, including several from third-party applications.

On Windows 11, you can change the format of a file in multiple ways through File Explorer, Command Prompt, and from a compatible application. In this guide, I'll show you how.