How do you keep the files and folders you need within easy reach when using Windows 7? By default, the Recent Documents folder is gone (though you can bring it back from the Start menu Properties ...

If you’ve recently made the move from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7, one big change you’ve probably noticed is the way the operating system displays icons in its taskbar (the row along the bottom ...

The Windows Explorer icon on the Windows 7 taskbar gives you easy access to your Libraries, but it's more likely that you want to go to a specific folder or even the root of a particular drive. You ...

The Windows 10/8/7 operating system allows you to Access or launch any file or folder from the taskbar easily. Rather than going through the Start Menu, there is an easy way to launch your Computer ...

I was able to create a "Games" shortcut on my Win7 desktop and then pin that to the taskbar following a guide here and it works fine. I click the entry on my taskbar and the "Games" window opens. What ...

Time may not necessarily be money, but it still matters. Every second you spend wading through context menus or clunkily navigating Windows is a second you could be doing something you love instead.

Two ways to make Windows 10 File Explorer open specific folders Your email has been sent You can create File Explorer shortcuts in Windows 10 that will open specific folders, but there's a better way.

If you try to drag and drop the user folders to the Windows taskbar, you will find that you cannot or that they may merge with the Explorer icon and not maintain their identity. If you access your ...

Windows 7's taskbar lets you pin any running program to the taskbar for easy future access, but it treats folders like second-class sub-items of the Explorer icon. Create a fake "program" to pin ...