Run a copy job and copy your Program Files directory to the new location. Then, change the registry key for it in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. The key is named "ProgramFilesDir".

Starting with Windows Vista, the 64-bit versions of Windows have two Program Files folders. The regular Program Files folder holds 64-bit applications, while "Program Files (x86)" is used for 32-bit ...

Follow the steps to view the AppData folder on your system: When you open the AppData folder, you will find three subfolders there, namely, Local, LocalLow, and Roaming. All these three subfolders are ...

I have a C partition that is 10 gigs, and is getting close to full. My D partition has plenty of space. My D partition already has a program files directory on it, with programs installed there. The ...

It's relatively simple to move pictures, music and other data files from one hard drive to another. Moving programs, however, is more difficult because a program registers itself and its location in ...

The Sysnative folder in Windows 64-bit is a virtual folder and an alias that points to the System32 folder on 64-bit systems. It doesn’t exist physically on your system. This post explains the ...

When you upgrade your current version of Windows to a newer version, the upgrade process will create backups of important directories from your previous version of Windows. These directories include ...

A reader wrote with a question that brought back some memories. He recently upgraded from Windows Vista to a new PC with Windows 10. The upgrade went well, but he noticed that the Solitaire game that ...