Using the Full Screen option
When you are performing file management tasks, you may need to see more of the files on screen. However, do not just click on the Maximize button to expand the window; use the hidden full screen feature. To do so, press the F11 key. This action activates the full screen feature that Windows Explorer has borrowed from Internet Explorer. To return the screen to normal size, simply press the F11 key again.
Displaying disk drives
When you double-click the My Computer icon, you will see a list of all the drives on your hard disk. However, when you launch Windows Explorer, it displays the contents of drive C: in the right panel. If you want the best of both worlds, you can combine the way My Computer displays all the disk drives with the Windows Explorer view. To begin, click Start > Settings > Taskbar & Start Menu. Next, click the Start Menu Programs tab, and click the advanced button. Now, locate your Windows Explorer shortcut in your Programs folder, right-click it, and select the Properties command. When the Windows Explorer Properties sheet appears, click the Shortcut tab. Then, add the /Select switch after the /e switch so that the Target text box reads
C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /n, /e, /select, C:\
Using the /Select switch with C:\ as the object causes Windows Explorer to open a My Computer view of your system. Now when you select the Windows Explorer shortcut on the Start menu, your window will look more like the My Computer view.
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