Learn how to exclude programs, files and folders from McAfee, Kaspersky, Avast, Norton, AVG, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes, etc antivirus scans.

You can add any custom folder under This PC in File Explorer in Windows 11/10 by editing the Registry by following this tutorial.

Send To is the handy right-click tool to quickly share files and photos by e-mail or other sharing software. Here's how to add more software options.

Remember that folders for Links, Searches, Contacts and Downloads all appear under your user account folder at C:Users… (as indeed does the Favorites folder itself).

You can also manually add other folders to the list. Not all apps will be barred from these areas in Windows—Microsoft Office programs are automatically allowed to open and alter files.

Click to enlarge Adding shortcuts on the right side of the Start menu isn't a particularly complicated task. From the Programs list, right-click a program shortcut and then click Pin to Start.