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Discus and support Weird characters appeared in Windows File Explorer for Windows 10 in right-click menu... in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hello, a series of strange events happened to my computer as of today, which might have been an attempt to hack. After I have changed my antivirus,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by ZuTaK, Feb 22, 2020.

  1. ZuTaK Win User

    Weird characters appeared in Windows File Explorer for Windows 10 in right-click menu...


    Hello, a series of strange events happened to my computer as of today, which might have been an attempt to hack. After I have changed my antivirus, uninstalled some newly installed programs, reinstalled the browser, cleaned up the computer, it seemed to be fixed. But then I had realized those weird characters which seem to be some other language, showing up among the items in the right-click menu of the file explorer. They are in bold and in the Control Panel are not clickable, not links. I mistakenly clicked on one of them when appearing in the File Explorer, but nothing visible happened. These characters appear after right-clicking on any folder or file in Windows Explorer, but not on the browser.


    I have no idea if this is a bug in Windows, sudden problem with Unicode, or in fact a type of hack or virus, after all the strange events today. I am using this same Windows 10 and this same computer without problem already one year. Could you advise please? Thank you!


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    ZuTaK, Feb 22, 2020
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  2. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Feb 22, 2020
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  3. Naki Win User
    Feature suggestion: Add right-click menu

    Suggestion: Please add a Windows 7 Jump-List and/or right-click menu to the GPU-Z icon in the Windows taskbar. Possible menus in it would be "Exit" and "About GPU-Z...".
    Maybe also "Switch to tab 1/Switch to tab 2/Switch to videocard 1/Switch to videocard 2" too.
    Examples of programs that have such menus are ICQ, Skype, AIM.

    NOTE: It seems for a right-click menu, Windows 7 is not needed - it works on WinXP and Vista too.
    But even a Windows 7 Jump-list may be good enough.
    What do you think?
     
  4. NUS
    Nus Win User

    Weird characters appeared in Windows File Explorer for Windows 10 in right-click menu...

    'Open in new window' right-click menu option for File Explorer


    Is this a weird joke/troll?

    That feature has been in Explorer since at least Windows 7...
     
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