Switch from File Explorer to an alternative like XYplorer or OneCommander—and set the alternative as the default, with the help of a registry hack.

Learn how to configure File Explorer in Windows 11 to simplify access to your drives and folders.

At the same time, FastStone Image Viewer can make an excellent replacement for the Photos app. If you want to change the default File Explorer, the Files app is perhaps the best alternative.

Don't like the new File Explorer in Windows 11? Wishing for something more useful? The free Files app is all you need, to add custom touches, and seamless file management.

Windows File Explorer offers a lot of options to change how you view files. What you might not know is that one important ...

In the browser’s settings, you can either select “Set default” or you can scroll through the list of file and browser types and click to change specific ones.