The number of ways that Windows shortcut (.LNK) files can be abused just keeps growing: A cybersecurity researcher has documented four new techniques to trick Windows users into running malicious ...

Several Outlook users, on different forums, have reported encountering the error “OST file cannot be opened,” when trying to open the application or sending ...

A CRDOWNLOAD file appears when you are downloading something via Google Chrome. It is a temporary file used to store incomplete downloads, and you can often recover or open a CRDOWNLOAD file safely ...

I can open various file URI links (underlined), at double-click, in their default app (ex, .pdf, .html), and can also open .png or .jpg when I set up the browser or another app to be its default app, ...

Encountering the frustrating error message “Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file” can bring your productivity to a screeching halt. This ...

Zubyan is a certified PCHP and Google IT Support Professional. The error “Windows cannot find ‘wt.exe‘” shows up when you try to open Windows Terminal, but ...

The output file name comes from the problem title fetched by CPH (部分背包问题.bin). Windows cmd re-encodes it as ?????.bin, so ld.exe refuses to create the ...

Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...

The “Cannot open file as archive” error in 7-Zip appears right after you try to extract a file that is damaged or incomplete, usually without any extra details ...

We all download a vast number of files on our devices every day. Many of the files we download can get lost in our vast list of downloads. In such a scenario, having a file open automatically upon ...

Every file and every program leaves traces in your system: It accesses other files, uses Windows resources, makes entries in the registry, and possibly installs additional software. In the best-case ...