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When low disk space started causing performance issues, a little-known feature in OneDrive quickly became a lifesaver for freeing up valuable storage on Windows 11 without deleting a single file. The Files On-Demand feature, built into OneDrive, empowers users to manage local and cloud file...

Windows 11 is brimming with customization options, allowing users to personalize their experience to a great extent. One such aspect is the visibility of file icons on thumbnails. This feature can either enhance your workflow or clutter your aesthetic—depending on your personal preference...

After some re-configurations/installations files for some file extensions do not show the file icons of their corresponding programs any more in Windows Explorer. E.g. *.html file icons show not the Firefox thumbnails. How can I "refresh" the icon look again? Peter

Hi, no matter what I put the files in "Large Icons" status, they go back to "Details" status after some time on their own. I want them to stay as "Large Icons" permanently. That only happens when I access my hard drives through Quick Access Toolbar. My windows version is 1809.

Running Win 8.1 (of course), I use Irfanview as my default graphics file viewer/editor. When I view a folder containing graphics files (large icon mode), the icon shown for each file is the Irfanview logo/icon. How do I make Windows show a preview of each file, instead?

Is it possible to associate a file type with an icon without associating the file type with a program? If so, how? If not, why not? Reason I ask is, I used to use a program for a certain file type but I no longer use it. Instead I use an online program. The file type therefore appears blank...

I have several books downloaded from the Gutenberg project. They are .epub files. I tried to open one on my computer and it asked me to open the file using a program. I picked Microsoft Office Word - which didn't work - understandably. Now all the books I have downloaded try to open with...

When you open a file in Windows, such as an .exe file or .bat file, a different program or file may start. Additionally, the icon for the file may not appear as expected. You may also receive additional errors from the from the program it starts. More...

I tried to download a PDF but something went wrong during the download and I ended up with a file icon on my desktop without any extension and having 0 bytes. When I try and delete this file icon I get the error message: Could not find item. This is no longer located in C:\Users\Myname\Desktop...

for whatever reason, perhaps something i've done inadvertantly, my download video clips are all showing the windows media player icon where previously there was a pictorial thumbnail of the contents. I have tried various methods to try and restore the thumbnails without success...can anyone help?

Hi, I'm looking for some advice on this problem, I've just installed a new monitor and it's working fine but all of my desktop icons are now corrupted with an overprint of a file icon. I've tried a system restore with no effect also tried altering the icon in properties but it stays the same...

Hi I installed the latest version of Locate32 in place to the one I was using. I was surprised that it no longer seems to add a link on the right click drop down menu. But my question is about the way some files are showing up when I search. I ran a search for .tiff files in one of my photo...

Is there a way to change MS Word file icons in Windows 7 x86. Since i know it has been possible on XP under view file options menu, and the same option is not available in 7?

i wanted to veiw my webcam in a feed on my desktop so i tried to open it through windows media. didnt work. but then once i get back to my desktop i realized the icon for every file everywhere on my desktop, taskbar, start menu, folders. is an mp3 icon and now it tries to open everything through...

For some reason, if I drop an file, any type, on my desktop, the same file appears in my "my music" folder. If I delete the file in either location, they are both deleted. I have scanned my computer with Microsoft Security Essentials as well as Avast, and no viruses have been found. I also...

I somehow got my regular .zip file Icon to look like this: .ZIP File Oops... on TwitPic, when it used to look like this: http://www.mypicx.com/thumb/849123859_01302010_1.bmp Here's what I did right before it happened, (I think this caused it.): I right clicked on a .zip file on my desktop and...

Hi I wondered if anyone could provide a solution to the following problem or even if you are having the same problem. I had a problem with my jump list about 3-4 days ago and I assumed that it was something to do with a registry file i had run. However i had a faulty hard drive so i had to send...

My computer became infected with the Win32/virut virus last night. Having battled for hours this morning I think I have removed it. There is still an error when starting firefox (jl.chura.pc/rl) but that is not the question for now... During the clean up I performed a disk cleanup, which it...

All my mp3 files have an iTunes icon instead of the Windows Media Player icon, even though I have set WMP as the default program. In going into the imagere file, I find that there is no WMP icon to choose from - only the iTunes icon. So my questions are 1) how did that happen? and 2) how do I...

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