Windows Explorer is getting some big changes in Windows 8, including a “ribbon” of contextual options and the return of some features that had been missing since Windows XP. The ribbon is a strip of ...

Hold onto your socks Windows 8 fans, because Microsoft is adding some new enhancements to its file manager application, Windows Explorer, in the next version of its popular operating system. And the ...

With a masterful nail in the optical disc coffin, Rajeev Nagar of the Windows 8 Storage & File Systems team has detailed how Microsoft's new operating system will natively mount ISO disc images. On ...

We have good news and bad news. First, the bad: the ribbon UI is coming to Windows 8 Explorer. Read on for the good news! Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Speculation about what features Windows 8 will include is sizzling as Microsoft continues to remain tight-lipped about details of the new operating system. However, Redmond has talked to some extent ...

Subscribers have just a couple days before Netflix forces them into higher priced plans, iTunes Match gets released to developers, and Windows 8's Explorer window gets the ribbon from Office. Wilson ...

2. Select Administrative Templates then Windows Components then Windows Explorer. 3. Select enabled for the “Start Windows Explorer with the Ribbon Minimized” option. 4. Restart your Windows 8 system.

About three years ago, Microsoft announced the death of all older versions of Internet Explorer, including 8, 9, and 10. This left IE11 as the only supported version of the browser, which wasn't a big ...

Microsoft has made several changes to the Windows File Explorer over the years, including the addition and removal of various folders from "This PC" (formerly "Computer" and "My Computer"). They ...