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Questions tagged [microsoft-file-explorer]

Questions about File Explorer (previously known as Windows Explorer) file manager application included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system since Windows 95.

Overview

File Explorer, (previously known as Windows Explorer) is a file manager application included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system since Windows 95.

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How to reveal current file in Explorer?

When I have a file opened, I'd like to have a shortcut to navigate to this file inside the EXPLORER, so that I can see where it is located. How can I do this?
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How to open the current directory on Bash on Windows?

I know that in MacOS, people use the open . command to open the current directory in a file manager. Does anybody know the appropriate command to do the same task in Bash on Windows?
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How do I add a keyboard shortcut to open VS Code on the folder from File Explorer?

I want to be able to press . in any folder that I'm in File Explorer and open Visual Studio Code on that folder. It is the same effect as right-clicking and clicking "Open with Code". Pressing . is just like I could do on the GitHub website. It…
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Get URL for file stored in OneDrive with Excel VBA

My Exel VBA saves a pdf file to OneDrive locally "C:\Users\Name\OneDrive\FileName.pdf". I need to find some code that gives med the URL to this file, so that it can be typed into a cell. The URL is used to create a QR code, so that anyone can read…
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React-native projects are refreshing on their own when switching between files in Vscode editor

For some time now, when im running my react-native projects in vscode and I switch between files in the editor, the project fast refreshes on its own, without me pressing ctrl+s. This will only happen when the file I switch to inside the editor has…
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Opening the file explorer from wsl2 debian

Just upgraded to wsl2 with debian distribution and I wanted to access my files from windows, after some searching I have stumbeld over the following link: https://www.howtogeek.com/426749/how-to-access-your-linux-wsl-files-in-windows-10/ I did as…
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how to open new tab with command line in file explorer?

I want to open a new folder in different tabs on the same window of Windows File Explorer in Windows 11, instead of opening a new window every time. I tried to use Start.exe C:\ Explorer.exe C: \ -W 0 Explorer.exe C: \ --windows 0 in terminal and…
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File Explorer - Open in MS Edge?

Good day. I have a requirement to move from IE 11 to MS Edge on our systems, with all functionality as well. Currently, users will log into the computer, IE will launch with a local HTML file - User Dashboard, and then select which button on the…
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How can I open a directory in the file-explorer app on Windows using git bash MINGW64 CLI?

As a (former) Ubuntu user, I was used to executing commands like nautilus path/to/folder or pcmanfm path/to/folder depending on the file-explorer app installed on my system. This led to the result that the file-explorer was opened up in the…
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How to pass several files at once to my registered application?

In a Delphi 10.4.2 win-32 VCL Application associated with graphic file formats in Windows 10, I get parameter files selected in Windows File Explorer. Here I watch the files passed to my app right after…
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How to Set an Open Explorer Window to be Topmost in PowerShell Without Extra Modules?

In PowerShell how can I set an open explorer window topmost without any extra modules the explorer window is is c:\users\public\fonts Regards I found this one liner (New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell).AppActivate((get-process…
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How to remove string after end of file extension

I have a few hundred files in file explorer that I am looking to rename. All of the files end with a set of 2 characters after the extension. EX: 23RH1.JPG;1 Is there a way to batch rename all of the files by removing the last 2 characters from all…
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PowerShell - Rename Files based on a matching .basename

I am looking to rename a .wav file when the corresponding .txt file is renamed The Files have the same basename but are different file types. I am using get-content on the .txt file to get the name I would like to use. But cant seems to get the .wav…
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How can I capture the HWND of the last opened Explorer window before my PowerShell script console opens?

I have a script that is invoked via right click context menu in Windows Explorer. I'm not sure if this is possible, but I want to capture the HWND of the window from which I invoked the script. Right now I have this: Add-Type @" using System; …
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How to enable MAP drive on remote computer session

I've been scratching my head for a long. I've two Windows servers joined to Domain and DFS is installed. So when I'm trying to create a MAP drive remotely from server1 to server2 code is not getting an error and it is showing the drive is created…
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