Tag: scripts

How to Refresh Thumbnails of Folder Shortcuts (.lnk)

Last Updated on: June 1, 2024 by Ramesh

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When you create a desktop shortcut to a folder, the folder shortcut thumbnail icon reflects what was in the folder it points to at creation. Later, when you add or remove files to the target folder, the folder thumbnails get updated dynamically, but the folder shortcut thumbnails remain the same. Even pressing F5 does not refresh the folder shortcut thumbs.

As you may have known, you can refresh the folder shortcut thumbnails by clearing and rebuilding the thumbnail cache. But here’s a simpler script solution to refresh the folder shortcut thumbnails without rebuilding the thumbnails cache.Read more

How to Create a Shortcut (.lnk) to a Non-Existent Target

Published on: June 19, 2023 by Ramesh

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There are situations where you need to create a shortcut (.lnk) to a target that doesn’t exist on the computer. For instance, you want to create a set of shortcuts for using them on another computer.

However, the Create Shortcut wizard in Windows will not allow you to create a shortcut to a path that does not exist.Read more

How to Diagnose the Windows Servicing Stack

Last Updated on: April 25, 2025 by Ramesh

The Servicing Stack is the component or set of modules that install Windows updates. Additionally, it contains the component-based servicing stack (CBS), which is a key underlying component for several elements of Windows deployment, such as:Read more

Hotkey to Show/Hide Navigation Bar in File Explorer

Last Updated on: November 29, 2022 by Ramesh

The File Explorer in Windows 10 includes the keyboard shortcuts to enable or disable the Preview pane and the Details pane. However, there is no such shortcut available to toggle the navigation pane. So let’s see how to overcome this limitation using AutoHotKey.Read more

Get the Install Date/Time of Store Apps in Windows 10

Last Updated on: January 26, 2024 by Ramesh

The Apps & Features page in Windows 10 shows you the installation date (without the time) for each UWP app. In Windows 10, this information is stored in the registry.

Unfortunately, PowerShell’s Get-AppxPackage cmdlet doesn’t display the installation timestamp data. But you can get the list of app packages and the corresponding install date and time using a script discussed in this post.Read more

How to Pin Recycle Bin to Quick Access using InvokeVerb

Last Updated on: October 5, 2022 by Ramesh

The Recycle Bin context menu doesn’t have the “Pin to Quick access” context menu. However, you can still pin it to Quick access using the methods in this article. We will see how to pin Recycle Bin to Quick access manually as well as using a script.Read more

Register Thunderbird Portable with Default Apps or Default Programs

Last Updated on: August 9, 2023 by Ramesh

Mozilla® Thunderbird is a freeware email client that has lots of features, including quick message search, customizable views, support for IMAP/POP, RSS support, etc. Mozilla Thunderbird®, Portable Edition is the popular Mozilla Thunderbird email client bundled with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app.

PortableApps.com is a popular portable software solution allowing you to take your favorite software with you. A fully open source and free platform, it works from any synced cloud folder (DropBox, Google Drive, Box, etc), from your local PC on an internal or external drive, or on any portable storage device (USB flash drive, memory card, portable hard drive, etc) moved between PCs.

The portable version of Mozilla Thunderbird lets you store your email and address book on a removable drive so that you can take the data with you wherever you go.

In this article, we’ll see how to add or remove Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition to Default Apps/Default Programs in Windows.

Register Opera Portable with Default Apps or Default Programs in Windows

Last Updated on: July 24, 2022 by Ramesh

Opera, Portable Edition is the popular Opera web browser bundled with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app. It’s packaged in a portable browser version that you can always have at hand on a USB drive. The advantage of using the portable app is that you can take your bookmarks, browsing history, extensions, and saved passwords with you.

This article covers a VBScript that can register Opera Portable Edition with Default Apps or Default Programs in Windows Vista through Windows 10/11.

Get Back Windows 10 Ribbon UI in Windows 11 File Explorer

Last Updated on: March 22, 2024 by Ramesh

The File Explorer in Windows 11 has a new/modern ribbon interface with small icons (no caption text underneath). The new ribbon interface may look bland and uncomfortable for new users who have upgraded to Windows 11 from Windows 10 or earlier.Read more

How to Change Windows Fax and Scan Default Save Location

Last Updated on: February 22, 2023 by Ramesh

Windows Fax and Scan stores the scanned images and fax documents in the Scanned Documents folder located under your Documents folder. If the Documents folder is relocated, the Windows Fax and Scan follows the Documents folder.

If you want to move the Scanned Documents folder to a different directory or drive without relocating the Documents folder, here are a couple of options for you.Read more