Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.

If you cannot download a file from the Internet or save or run it using Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Opera, or other browsers on Windows 11/10; that is, when you click a link to download a file, nothing ...

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In files downloaded from the internet, HTML tags referencing external paths could be used to leak NTLM hashes during file previews. Microsoft this week announced that the preview feature is now ...

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If you’ve been wondering why File Explorer suddenly stopped showing previews for files downloaded from the internet, we may finally have an answer, all thanks to Microsoft. As part of the October 2025 ...

Microsoft told Windows Latest that it disabled the File Explorer Preview pane in Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 for internet downloaded files. If you create a file locally, you can still preview it, but ...

Most gamers face a file download error while trying to get the Genshin Impact game. Some of our readers also got this problem while updating the game on their Windows ...

While DLL errors hardly appear on Windows 11 now, old systems like Windows 10 and 7 face missing DLL issues from time to time. The DLL files which contain shared library and data for programs provide ...

Before updating, please refer to the Windows release information status for known issues to confirm your device is not impacted. The Update Assistant can help you ...

Antivirus software is one of the most important weapons you can have in your arsenal to protect your device. But understanding how they actually work can get confusing. They all claim to be the best ...