File Explorer

File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, is a file manager application and default desktop environment that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. It provides a graphical user interface for accessing the file systems, as well as user interface elements such as the taskbar and desktop.

This article is about the Microsoft Windows file listing browser. For exploring file system listings, see file browser. For exploring inside files, see file viewer.
"Windows Explorer" and "explorer.exe" redirect here. They are not to be confused with Internet Explorer (iexplore.exe).

Windows File Explorer
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseAugust 15, 1995 (1995-08-15)
Stable release
23H2 (10.0.22631.3447) (April 9, 2024 (2024-04-09)) [±]
Preview release
;Release Preview Channel

23H2 (10.0.22631.3520) (April 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)) [±]

Beta Channel

23H2 (10.0.22635.3500) (April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)) [±]

Dev Channel

24H2 (10.0.26100.2) (April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17)) [±]

Canary Channel

24H2 (10.0.26200.5001) (April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)) [±]

Included withWindows 95 and later
PredecessorProgram Manager, File Manager
TypeShell, file manager

The application was renamed from "Windows Explorer" to "File Explorer" in Windows 8; however, the old name of "Windows Explorer" can still be seen in the Windows Task Manager.

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