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On the lighter side, I have used midnight commander via WSL. 
>64
Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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This smells like Linux, doesn't it ?
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sniff, sniff. Yup, guilty as charged.
But it is running on Winders and accessing my C and E drives.
WSL/Ubuntu/mc
(I didn't say it was smart) 
>64
Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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Q-Dir
History Q-Dir - The Quad Explorer for MS OS[^]
I used PowerDesk for ~15 years, but the last owner (company was acquired 3 or 4 times, I lost count) stopped paying attention to it, so I hunted around. Q-Dir isn't perfect, but the developer (one-man shop, AFAIK) maintains it well, and produces dozens of other small applications.
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Nah, I'd use Midnight Commander in a command prompt. ( Window-Key with R, type cmd, enter to get the dos(command) prompt then mc and enter to get an nice text based way to use your machine. Of couese you have to find it, download it, and install it in a directory that's on the path  
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raddevus wrote: UI elements that disappear are so stupid.
Agreed 100%. I still can't get used to the stupid Office "ribbon," which varies according to the size of the window and what function you've activated.
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UX On phone making commenting difficult. Kudos to whom said "who uses File Explorer" and that "Files Preview" with tabs on is just too damn slow.
Total Commander is the answer, worth it for over 10 years nag screen included.
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Takes me back to Norton Commander, which my fingers knew at the cellular level
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Don't feel bad. I had a disappearing wifi card in my Windows 11 HP laptop. Finally came back on its own without any interaction from me. 
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I have a psychological answer for you...
It's a phenomena I noticed decades ago...
All People uses core senses (Visual (think geeks), Kinesthetic (think jocks), Auditory (think rockers))
Now, everyone possesses ALL 3 of these, but USUALLY 1 is primary.
In Synesthesia, these are actually mixed (specific numbers associate with specific colors, etc).
In MUSICIANS, these are STRONGLY Blended.
So, the challenge is this. Visual (and Hyper Visual) people can process and IGNORE visual input quickly/easily.
But Kinesthetic and Auditory people are not as good as this (Although, Auditory people can hear a piece of music, and ISOLATE
just the FLUTE, incredibly easily... I have a friend, he can focus on, and literally only hear that instrument. Crazy. It's a BLUR to my ears. LOL)
Therefore, complex screens with too many items OVERWHELM about 2/3rds of the people looking at them!
Even Visual People, the first time, have to learn to "CHUNK" the screens of information, and apply "selective attention".
which they readily and easily do.
So, envisioning a world, where the number of items you can interact with is MINIMIZED Helps to NOT Overwhelm the majority of users.
At the expense of those of us (usually programmers, LOL), that prefer to see it all...
Again, I ended up learning about this, because I found a GROUP of people who HATED some "Great" software I had written. Now, all the users who were like me (visual), LOVED the software. The strong love/hate confused the heck out of me. But that's when I noticed the Haters were a mashup of people who spoke a bit slower, some where really physical (gym rats, or skate boarders)...
My research led me to understand these groups better. I made some MODEST changes to the software to reduce the Visual Intensity/Complexity of the screen... And the HATERS slowly converted...
And I became better at writing software for ALL types of users...
That said. At no POINT in my WILDEST Imagination, did I think "use Time/Space in such a way that the mouse position, or the angle to their eyeballs should be used in what I display on screen"...
I TRULY HATE these things going away. The HIDING SCROLLBAR... yeah, I get it, it just takes up space, but I simply cannot see it unless my mouse hits it, and it's really hard to tell a user to click on something they cannot see!
[In many new programs, I will hit the ALT key, just to see if the Menu Activates, so I can more easily direct users]
I think that was the first example of "Hiding Things until needing them". But I could be wrong.
So, I believe THIS is why they are doing it. Based on some research papers and non-computer user feedback, etc. etc.
And I still have issues with this approach. They should at least have a KEY you hit that brings them all back, so we can all TALK about the same screen.
This is why it is easier for me to jump into a RemoteControl session and just deal with it. Yep, even to my Wifes Computer 2 rooms away... LOL
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Fantastic explanation of the situation. Thanks for sharing.
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Ran into local store & bought the _same_ box of printer ink I bought a couple of months ago (same $$ too).
Got it home and noticed that it isn't quite the same. Here's a snapshot (the one on the right is the new one[^]). 
Oh, for fox sake! 🦊🦊🦊
Yep, Epson punk'd me. They're so funny. Aren't they?
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It appears will NOT be able to exceed your vision...
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They did not punk you, you just did not order/purchase/pickup it correctly.
Epson 220: comes in BLACK only, multi-color, and Black/Multicolor.
You need to make sure you grab the correct box of 220. Look it up, you will see what I am talking about.
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Ok, might be true, but did you see the photo of the two boxes.
They look (almost) exactly the same and they are the same size boxes too.
I know that all tricks committed on a person are always the victim's fault -- everyone cons theirself -- but this one was really tricky.
Also, I love marketing!!!! But, I love marketing-speak even better. And, Bureaucracy is an order of magnitude better than all marketing-speak. 
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Well, to be honest, I am not sure why they don't have these boxes/products labeled: 220-1 Black, 220-2 Black/Multi-Color, and 220-3 Multi color, no black.
I am sure many, many people make the same mistake.
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Yeah, but that's just bad product packaging. You shouldn't have to read the fine print to buy an ink cartridge.
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Simple solution: pick up your printer and place it on your desk. Unplug it from the mains supply, then open it. Remove the Black cartridge and turn it upside down.
Then hurl the printer out the window and buy a laser ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I have followed the first N steps & my basement window is broken & my printer is in pieces on the front lawn.
I have obtained a laser (got it from the cat). Accidentally shined it in my eyes so I cannot follow further steps. 
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That is part of the plan.
If you can't see, you don't need a printer.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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A good laugh cures most problems. Years ago, I bought a multi-color Brother laser printer. Used it a couple of times back then and have never used it since. The Toner was hideously expensive BWT.
ed
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The solution is don't buy printers that use a multi-color ink cartridge. Yes, the printers will be more expensive but the lower ink costs, especially for heavy printer users, will cover it.
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You're right.
Mine is a WF 2760 & I bought it explicitly because it uses separate ink cartridges for all 4 colors (black, yellow, cyan, magenta).
You can replace any one that runs low without the others buggering up.
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