How to Rename a File or Folder on Windows 11

What you need: A Windows 11 computer and the file or folder you want to rename. Rename one item at a time.

1. Click Start (the Windows logo) on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
2. Type File Explorer, then click File Explorer in the search results to open it.
3. Click the folder containing the item, such as Documents or Downloads, on the left. To open a folder inside it, double-click that folder by clicking twice quickly. Continue until you see the item.
4. Click the item once so that its name is highlighted. Check that only this one item is highlighted.
5. In the row of icons at the top of File Explorer, click Rename. It is the icon of a small box with a text cursor (a thin vertical line) inside it, to the right of the Cut, Copy and Paste icons. Pointing at an icon for a moment shows its name.
6. The item's name becomes a box you can type in. For a file, the part before the ending, such as .txt, is highlighted. Type the new name to replace the highlighted part. Do not type a full stop followed by letters. These characters cannot be used in a name: \ / : * ? " < > |
7. Press the Enter key. If a message says that changing a file name extension might make the file unusable, click No, then press the Esc key (top-left of the keyboard) to leave the name box without changing the name. Start again from step 4 with a name that has no full stop.

Expected result: The item shows its new name in the same folder.