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Windows Explorer is the default graphical file system browser and manager included in all Microsoft operating systems since Windows 95. It is sometimes referred to as the "Windows Shell," though it is actually just one component of the Windows shell.

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See network computer description in Explorer

When viewing the list of network computers in Windows Explorer on a Win 7 machine there appears to be no way of readily seeing the description field, which makes that pretty well useless. I believe ...
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vSphere Virtual Machine Windows Explorer runs slow

I've a number of Server 2008 and 2003 virtual machines running on vSphere 4. When using Windows Explorer on any of them, it runs very slow, e.g. 60 seconds + to change a folder. These folders are ...
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How do I purge or empty Windows Explorer's network username and sharename cache?

While troubleshooting a Samba vs Windows Network issue, I noticed that Windows' Explorer remembers login credentials of remote shares, even if you ask it not to. For instance, after accessing a share ...
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Folder Redirection - Explorer requires manual refresh

When a user's My Documents folder is redirected to a DFS share, Windows Explorer requires a manual refresh after creating a new folder, file, etc. Interestingly, the manual refresh is not necessary ...
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Why does Windows Explorer keep opening folders in new windows on Windows 2008 Server? [closed]

I just ran Windows Update on a new Windows 2008 Standard Edition SP2 64-bit server today. Since then Windows Explorer keeps opening folders in new windows when I double click on them. I've double ...
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Performance problem in Vista Windows explorer if /SWAPRUN:NET is set on an executable

I have rather big executables (about 25-35 MB). Because I want my users to easily execute my application, I don't want them to install a bunch of DLL's, just xcopy-install is OK for me (and my ...
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How do I add items to Windows Explorer New menu?

How do I add items to Windows Explorer right-click context menu called New?
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How to diagnose a hang when creating a new folder in explorer.exe

I have been having some issues with explorer.exe hanging when I create a new folder. If I use Analyse Wait Chain in the Resource Monitor it says "One or more threads of explorer.exe are waiting to ...
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Resolving the "Windows cannot access the specified device path or file" error

A user is reporting they might have a virus, although it might be related to their reinstalling zone alarm. I don't physically have access to the computer though. They are running Windows XP. When ...
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migratable Windows Explorer settings

The default appearance settings of Windows irritate me with its dumbing down of the interface and I always modify Windows Explorer with launch by default to My Computer %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::...
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How do I populate the file structure browse tree in windows XP with a specific directory?

I am always saving files to a particular directory and I find that it would save a great deal of time if I could populate the drop down tree in the browse dialog box that comes up when you are saving ...
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How to track cause of blocking IO problems

I move between multiple subnets and networks on a regular basis. I'm often faced with Explorer and other programs that stall in what appears to be an IO request. I'm trying to find a consistent way ...
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How can I prevent explorer starting as a shell in a kiosk setting?

I'm using an alternative shell (a simple program that restarts a kiosk application if it dies) for a project I'm working on. I've set it via the Shell value in the registry, and I'm not using explorer....
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Windows Share Not Visible in Explorer But Can Still Ping The Server

We have a network share on a server, call it foo. When trying to enter \\foo\C$ in Windows explorer address bar, I get an error that the resource cannot be found. However, when I append the domain ...
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Good file manager replacement in Linux / Windows? [closed]

I like to use Windows and Linux (Ubuntu) and I'm constantly disappointed at the lack of power in the file managers. What uber-powerful all inclusive awesomesauce solution do you use? /yes, I know ...
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Search for just folders in Windows Explorer

Is there a way to search in Windows Explorer for just folders? I know folders get sorted to the top, but I'm always looking for that extra option.
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Remote Desktop mangles files when copying

I have a Windows Vista Business box at work and Windows XP Professional box at home. Both are updated to the teeth, but the problem still remains. The symptoms are: This happens when I connect from ...
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WinXP DVD/CD freezes Explorer for 8-12 minutes, then continues as normal

A user came to me with a CD containing 24 PDFs, complaining that he couldn't read the disk on his computer. I was able to read the disk with no problem on my PC. I went to his desk, put the CD in his ...
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Explorer Right Click Context Menu Items Missing

OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2 When I right click on a file/folder most of the third party context menu items are missing. These are the items like 7zip , Unlocker, Winamp ... which adds entry to right ...
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How to stop explorer.exe from keeping files open

I have a Windows 2003 server machine, this machine is backed up by a nightly scheduled task that copies files and folders to a portable USB hard drive (encrypted using TrueCrypt) Every week the ...
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Explorer dies on XP Pro in a Windows 2003 network

I have two Windows XP SP3 workstations, one of them is recently freshly installed. The workstations are connected to a Windows 2003 server with a cabled local network. The problem I have is that ...
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Windows Explorer Toolbar button for Hide/Show Hidden or System files? [closed]

Has anyone run across a nice small Windows Explorer Shell Extension that simply adds toolbar buttons at the top of the window to Hide/Show Hidden files and to Hide/Show System files? I know about the ...
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What is the best way to remove 100,000 files from a Windows Directory

I had a user with more that 100,000 files in a single directory. The machine locks up and become unusable for a long time whilst the Explorer fills up memory and the machine can crash. Is there a ...
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Windows7: No disk usage in status bar? [closed]

I am trying out Windows 7 RC, and one thing annoys me a bit. In windows XP (Can't remember how it was in Vista...) when browsing folders I could see how much free space I had on the disk in the status ...
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Hiding network mapped drives in Windows XP

Is it possible to map a network drive but conceal this in Windows Explorer? Currently users are all using different drive letters to access the same network resources, and I would like to standardise ...
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Change starting location of Explorer from Windows-E

How do I change which folder/location Windows Explorer opens to when I run it by pressing Windows-E? I'd like for it to open in My Documents instead of at the root of Computer. I've found references ...
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How do I clean up the right-click context menu in Windows explorer?

Sometimes applications plug into the context menu that I get on right-click on files and folders in Windows Explorer. After some time this menu gets really messy and I just want to clean it up. Can ...
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