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May 10[edit]

Windows 10 vs Windows 11.[edit]

I have dealt with computers and their OSs for many years, but I never had anything more inconvenient than the newest Windows 11, I am used to work with file trees and file folders, but here I cannot find the "C" folder. The impression I have is that such a chaotic system was made deliberately but why? Suggestions will be appreciated. I plugged Inyo the computer an external hard drive but how to find it in the software? It is all total absurd 107.191.2.10 (talk)a 107.191.2.10 (talk) 23:39, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Open File Explorer on your machine. On the left side there should be a navigation pane. Click on the "This PC" button, after which a selection of connected drives and partitions will appear, which will definitely include your OS drive (C:)

Alternatively, you could hit the Windows key and type in "Disk Management" and click on "Create and format hard disk partitions." Afterwards, a much more familiar interface will open (I am pretty sure this is lifted straight from Windows 7), allowing you to open all folders by right clicking on them and selecting "Explore."

Hope this helps. Hanoi2020 (talk) 08:26, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hit Win + x to see some things that are now otherwise hard to find. Temerarius (talk) 23:06, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]