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If you see message Source and destination file names are the same when you try to burn the files to disc on Windows, see this post.

If you are seeing Can’t read from the source file or disk while copying in Windows 11/10, we have a few solutions using which you can fix it.

When files on a hard drive were originating from a MAC device and then moved to a Windows machine, the notice “Can’t read from source file or disk” appears.

Now File Manager lives again… sort of. Microsoft’s Craig Wittenberg has released a modified version of the source code for the application. It’s available from GitHub.

Microsoft is releasing the source code for its original Windows File Manager from nearly 28 years ago. Originally released for Windows 3.0, the File Manager was a replacement for managing files ...

The IRS has released the vast majority of the code used to develop its Direct File program, theoretically allowing anyone to build their own versions.