Windows Recycle Bin $I and $R files

Windows creates a separate Recycle Bin for each user. A reference to a Recycle Bin for a local drive should appear in all caps. E.g., "C:\$RECYCLE.BIN". A Recycle Bin for an external drive should be in lower case.

Inside a Recycle Bin you may find files which begin with either '$I' or '$R'. A file beginning with '$I' will contain data about a file that has been deleted. When examined in a hex editor, this kind of '$I' file will show the following information:

1. the first 8 alphanumeric characters list the header for the file.

2. alphanumeric characters 8 thru 15 indicate the file size.

3. alphanumeric characters 16 thru 23 shows the date and time the file was deleted.

4. alphanumeric characters 24 thru 27 indicate the length of the file name.

5. From the 28 position onwards, the file lists the file name and path.

A file beginning with $R will contain the actual content of a file.

In earlier versions of Windows (such as XP) a file named, 'INFO2' was used to track which files the Recycle Bin contained.

PATH System Variable

Windows 10 uses a PATH system variable to track the paths for programs that can been then be referenced in command prompt. So, when you want to run python scripts in command prompt you want to confirm that when the 'python' command is referenced, Windows will know where to find it.

1. Search for Advanced System Settings.

2. The Systems Properties dialog box will open. On the Advanced tab, click on 'Environmental Variables'.

3. Click to enter a new system variable.

4. Enter the path of the executable and its name for Windows.

Input Method Editor

Windows includes an Input Method Editor that you can enable in order to facilitate writing and reading in East Asian and other languages. Under Settings > Time & Language > Language in the Preferred Languages section click the option for 'Add a preferred language'. A long list of languages that includes Wolof, Mohawk, and multiple forms of English and Spanish will appear. You can choose to download OCR; speech recognition; typing; and fonts for the languages, and/or set one of these languages as the display language.

After the Input Method Editor is downloaded a new icon will appear in the system tray.

If you switch to a language which uses a different alphabet or characters, typing in the English form of these languages will prompt the correct substitutions.

The Input Method Editor works in web browsers, Word, Excel, and other applications. It does not function in Windows Explorer.

Note that if you click on the smiley face icon at the end of the suggested inputs, you'll get the option to input a range of emojis, gifs, and other symbols.