Alternatively referred to as File Explorer or Windows Explorer, Explorer is a file browser found in every version of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95. It is used to navigate and manage the drives, folders, and files on a computer. Although similar, Explorer is not the same as "My Computer," nor is it "Microsoft Internet Explorer," even though Internet Explorer is sometimes improperly referred to as Explorer.

Tip: Users more familiar with the Apple Mac OS can think of Explorer as Finder.
Ways to open Windows Explorer
- Users with a keyboard that has the Windows key can press the Windows key and E key at the same time.
- In Windows 7 and earlier versions, right-click the Start button and select Explorer or Open Windows Explorer.
- In Windows 8 and 8.1, right-click the bottom-left corner of the screen to get the Power User Menu and choose File Explorer
- Click Start > Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer or Explorer.
- In the Windows Start Menu or Start Screen, type explorer.exe or windows explorer in the Search text field and press Enter.
- Click Start > Run, and type explorer.exe and press Enter.
- Open the windows or winnt directory and double-click the explorer.exe file.
Examples of how Windows Explorer could be used

Open a document
Microsoft has made it easier to find your documents in Windows by creating a My Documents folder. Once in Explorer, you can open My Documents and double-click the document file to open the document.
Open a program
Although most programs create a shortcut to programs in the Start Menu or Start Screen after it has been installed, you can also open a program through Explorer. To open a program in Explorer, browse to the Program Files folder by opening the C: drive
and then double-clicking the Program Files folder. In the listing of
folders, find the program you want to open and double-click its folder.
Finally, once in the program folder, find the executable file and double-click that file to run the program. Since file extensions
are disabled by default, you can determine an executable by looking for
a file with the same name of the program or that has an icon
representing the program.
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