Use this app to try to recover lost files that have been deleted from your local storage device (including internal drives, external drives, and USB devices) and can’t be restored from the Recycle Bin. Recovery on cloud storage and network file shares is not supported.

When you try to install, update or start a program or a file, you receive the following error message: Error: Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permission to access the item.

Consider the following scenario: You try to open a file in an application by using the Open File dialog box on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. In the File name: field of the Open File dialog box, you specify a URL which ends with filename.ext. For example, you enter http://servername/Site/Folder/filename.ext.

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.

Follow these steps to automatically diagnose and repair problems with files and folders in Windows. These problems might include the inablility to delete files or folders from the Recycle Bin, or troubles with trying to copy, move, rename, or delete a file. Select the Download button on this page.

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When you start your computer successfully, the Windows Registry Checker tool (Scanreg.exe) creates a backup of system files and registry configuration information (including user account information, protocol bindings, software program settings, and user preferences) once daily.

Resolves a vulnerability in Windows Explorer that could allow remote code execution if a user visited a specially crafted webpage.

If files can't be located after upgrading a device to Windows 10 or Windows 11, try the following tips to try to locate the files. If the files still can't be located via search and a temporary profile isn't being used, use the troubleshooter to fix problems with Search. To start the Search troubleshooter:

Can't find the Recycle Bin on your Windows device? Whether it's hidden or missing after an update, this article will help you quickly locate and restore it. If your desktop doesn't show any icons, right-click (or press and hold on a touch device) on the desktop and select View. Ensure that Show desktop icons is checked. If not, select it.