Cannot rename file on Desktop? File Name too long? Action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program? Access is denied in OneDrive? Here's the fix!

There are instances where users reports getting an error “File is open in COM surrogate” when trying to access or rename and edit a file on Windows Properties.

When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

If your Excel files are opening in Notepad on Windows PC, here's how you can reset the settings to make .xls, .xlsx, etc files open in Excel.

Windows won't let you delete, move, or rename a file if a program is using it. Frustratingly, it also won't tell you which program is using the file so that you can solve the problem.

If you double-click a file and it opens in the wrong program, try this: In Windows’ File Explorer, right-click a file with the extension you have in mind, and select Open with.

I get a message saying: "The action can't be completed because the folder is open in another progam", even though it isn't.<BR><BR>It doesn't matter if I try closing ALL running programs ...