Windows makes it easy for you to open up these files by setting up default programs for each file type -- images files, for example, will open by default in the Windows 10 Photos app.

Need to use third-party programs to open files on your PC? Here's how to change file associations in Windows 10 and choose which apps open which file types.

ZIP files hold several compressed files inside, reducing how much space they take on your hard drive. They need to be unzipped to use the files, though. Here's how to do it.

One example of this is how you uninstall traditional desktop programs in the new OS. In Windows 8.1, you uninstall desktop programs the traditional way—by heading to the Control Panel.

There's a specific way you should uninstall programs on Windows 10, and it involves going into your Apps and features menu. Here's how to do it.