If some Windows functions aren't working or Windows crashes, use the System File Checker to scan Windows and restore your files. Though the steps below might look complicated at first glance, just follow them in order, step-by-step, and we’ll try to get you back on track. Run the System File Checker tool (SFC.exe)

When you try to compress the Windows Overlay Filter driver (WoF.sys) in order to compress Windows image files on a Windows 8.1-based computer, New Technology File System (NTFS) leaks memory, and Windows image files cannot be compressed.

If you want to compress the OS drive, select File Explorer from the taskbar, and in the left pane, select This PC. Right-click or tap and hold the OS drive (usually disk C), and then select Properties, and in the General tab, select Compress this drive to save disk space. Select Apply > OK.

When you try to access or work with files and folders in Windows, you experience one or more of the following issues: Issue 1: You receive an "Access Denied" error message or a similar message. Issue 2: You cannot access, change, save, or delete files and folders.

Fixes an issue in which recycled files are deleted permanently if you delete files from a DFS link in a network environment on a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 after you redirect the Recycle Bin to the DFS link.

Right-click the file you want to zip, and then select Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder. To decompress files. Open File Explorer and find the compressed folder. To unzip the entire folder, right-click to select Extract All, and then follow the instructions.

Fixes an issue in which Japanese characters are displayed incorrectly when you decompress a compressed (.zip) file that you downloaded from Office 365 Outlook Web Application. This issue occurs in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. true.

To zip (compress) a file or folder. To unzip (extract) files or folders from a zipped folder. Combine several files into a single compressed folder to save storage space or to share them more easily.

Select Start > Settings > Personalization > Themes > Desktop icon settings. Make sure the check box for Recycle Bin is checked, then select OK. You should see the icon displayed on your desktop. Note: If you are in tablet mode, desktop icons are not displayed.

Fixes an issue in which you cannot compress Windows image files in Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2.