{"id":11302,"date":"2016-07-03T11:09:50","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T15:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=11302"},"modified":"2016-07-03T11:10:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-03T15:10:12","slug":"more-features-of-windows-10s-file-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/more-features-of-windows-10s-file-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"More Features of Windows 10’s File Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"

More Features of Windows 10’s File Explorer<\/h1>\n

The more you know about Windows, the more you realize there is almost always more than one way to accomplish tasks on Windows.<\/p>\n

For instance, most of you know that Windows Explorer, now called File Explorer in Windows 10, lets you navigate files, folders and drives on your computer, the way that a browser allows you to navigate the Web.<\/p>\n

But in Windows 10, File Explorer has other features that you may not have noticed, that may come in handy at times. And we think the more ways you know to do things in Windows, the better off you are.<\/p>\n

So with that in mind, here are some things you may not have notice about File Explorer (Windows 10):<\/p>\n

First, to open File Explorer, there are at least 4 ways:<\/p>\n

Press Windows Key + E
\nRight-click the start button and click on File Explorer
\nClick File Explorer on the start menu
\nClick the File Explorer icon on your taskbar (it looks like a yellow\/gold folder)
\nIn File Explorer\u2019s default configuration, click on \u201cThis PC\u201d in the left-hand column. You\u2019ll see your most often used folders at the top and your drives at the bottom.<\/p>\n

Notice (below) that at the top of File Explorer you can access \u201cUninstall or change a program\u201d, \u201cSystem Properties\u201d, \u201cManage\u201d (Computer Management) and Settings from the File Explorer \u201cRibbon\u201d. There are other options there as well, as you can see (below):<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Now, if you select a drive and click \u201cManage\u201d at the top of the File Explorer Ribbon, you\u2019ll see you have options to \u201cOptimize\u201d the drive (Manually run Disk Defrag \u2013 don\u2019t do it if you have an SSD). You can also run Disk Cleanup too. There\u2019s a Format option, but you should leave that alone, unless you know what it does (deletes everything on a drive and formats it for re-use). And if you choose a DVD\/CD drive that has a disk in it, you can also choose \u201cAutoPlay\u201d \/ \u201cEject\u201d \/\u201dFinish Burning\u201d \/ \u201cErase this disc\u201d (CD\/DVD).<\/p>\n

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These kinds of things are easy to miss because the purpose of File Explorer is mainly to navigate your computer, but as usual in Windows, there is always more than meets the eye…and always more than one way to do things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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