File Explorer - Knowledge

955:

large, large, medium, small, list, details, tiles, and content. In addition, column headers now appear in all icon viewing modes, unlike Windows XP where they only appear in the details icon viewing mode. File and folder actions such as cut, copy, paste, undo, redo, delete, rename and properties are built into a dropdown menu which appears when the Organize button is clicked. It is also possible to change the layout of the Explorer window by using the Organize button. Users can select whether to display classic menus, a search pane, a preview pane, a reading pane, and the navigation pane. The preview pane enables users to preview files (e.g., documents or media files) without opening them. If an application, such as

1107:

showing a property contained within the metadata (for example Date, Length, Frame Height), Windows Explorer might have to search the contents of the whole file for the meta data. Some damaged files can cause a prolonged delay as well. This is due to metadata information being able to be placed anywhere within the file, beginning, middle, or end, necessitating a search of the whole file. Lengthy delays also occur when displaying the contents of a folder with many different types of program icons. The icon is contained in the metadata. Some programs cause the activation of a virus scan when retrieving the icon information from the metadata, hence producing a lengthy delay.

878:

groups files according to the criterion specified by the user. Stacks can be clicked to filter the files shown in Windows Explorer. There is also the ability to save searches as virtual folders or search folders. A search folder is simply an XML file, which stores the query in a form that can be used by the Windows search subsystem. When accessed, the search is executed and the results are aggregated and presented as a virtual folder. Windows Vista includes six search folders by default: recent documents, recent e-mail, recent music, recent pictures and videos, recent changed, and "Shared by Me". Additionally, search operators for properties were introduced, such as

47: 913: 641:. It presents the user with a list of common actions and destinations that are relevant to the current directory or file(s) selected. For instance, when in a directory containing mostly pictures, a set of "Picture tasks" is shown, offering the options to display these pictures as a slide show, to print them out, or to go online to order prints. Conversely, a folder containing music files would offer options to play those files in a media player or to go online to purchase music. Windows XP had a Media bar but it was removed with SP1. The Media Bar was only available with Windows XP RTM. 1182:, several features have been removed from Windows Explorer, including the collapsible folder pane, overlay icon for shared items, remembering individual folder window sizes and positions, free disk space on the status bar, icons on the command bar, ability to disable Auto Arrange and Align to Grid, sortable column headings in other views except details view, ability to disable full row selection in details view, automatic horizontal scrolling and scrollbar in the navigation pane and maintaining selection when sorting from the Edit menu. 1217: 1082:

on the local system, so that files on the remote systems are also searched. Unlike search folders, Libraries are backed by a physical location which allows files to be saved in the libraries. Such files are transparently saved in the backing physical folder. The default save location for a library may be configured by the user, as can the default view layout for each library. Libraries are generally stored in the libraries special folder, which allows them to be displayed on the navigation pane.

819: 1191: 5317: 1057: 5328: 1036:). Although still fully available from the menus and keyboard shortcuts, toolbar buttons for Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Delete, Properties and some others are no longer available. The Menu Bar is also hidden by default but is still available by pressing the Alt key or changing its visibility in the layout options. Several other features are removed such as showing the size on the status bar without selecting items, storing 861: 515: 933:

metadata, allowing users to define new types of metadata for their files. Out-of-the-box, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 supports Microsoft Office documents and most audio and video files. Support for other file types can however be added by writing specialized software to retrieve the metadata at the shell's request. Metadata stored in a file's

662: 1213:, and a redesigned file operation dialog that displays more detailed progress and allows for file operations to be paused and resumed. The details pane from Windows Vista and 7 was removed and replaced with a narrower pane with no icons and fewer detail columns. But other details are displayed by hovering over the file's name. 688:

of files can be classified under these categories. In order to maintain a relevant list of file types, Windows Explorer connects to Microsoft and downloads a set of XML files that define what these file types are. The Search Companion can be disabled in favor of the classic search pane used in Windows 2000 by using the

56: 2367:

When Windows Explorer move a Web page both the HTML file and the directory are automatically moved together. Moreover, the user only has to drag EITHER part--the file or the directory and the other part will follow automatically. This way the page is kept intact irrespective of where Windows stores

1684:

Namespace extensions are used by Explorer and Common Dialogs to either display some data – which are not necessarily persisted as files – in a folder-like view or to present data in a way that is different from their organization on the file system. This feature can be exploited by a any hierarchical

1356:

Shell extension handlers are queried by the shell beforehand for modifying the action the shell takes. They can be associated on a per file type – where they will show up only when a particular action takes place on a particular file type – or on a global basis – which are always available. The shell

966:

bar for easier navigation. As opposed to the prior address bar which displayed the current folder in a simple editable combobox, this new style structures the path into clickable levels of folder hierarchy (though falls back to the classic edit mode when a blank area is clicked), enabling the user to

603: 440:

After a user logs in, the explorer process is created by the userinit process. Userinit performs some initialization of the user environment (such as running the login script and applying group policies) and then looks in the registry at the Shell value and creates a process to run the system-defined

1110:

Arrangement Views and Search Filter Suggestions are database-backed features that require that all locations in the Library be indexed by the Windows Search service. Local disk locations must be indexed by the local indexer, and Windows Explorer will automatically add locations to the indexing scope

877:

Windows Explorer includes significant changes from previous versions of Windows such as improved filtering, sorting, grouping and stacking. Combined with integrated desktop search, Windows Explorer allows users to find and organize their files in new ways, such as stacks. The new Stacks viewing mode

644:

Every folder also has "File and Folder Tasks", offering options to create new folders, share a folder on the local network, publish files or folders to a website, and other common tasks like copying, renaming, moving, and deleting files or folders. File types that have identified themselves as being

1106:

written within the file, implemented in Vista, is also utilized in Windows 7. This can sometimes lead to long wait times displaying the contents of a folder. For example, if a folder contains many large video files totaling hundreds of gigabytes, and the Window Explorer pane is in Details view mode

1098:

filters that the user can type. When one is selected (or typed in manually), the menu will update to show the possible values to filter by for that property, and this list is based on the current location and other parts of the query already typed. For example, selecting the "tags" filter or typing

1081:

file that aggregates content from various locations – including shared folders on networked systems if the shared folder has been indexed by the host system – and present them in a unified view. Searching in a library automatically federates the query to the remote systems, in addition to searching

1003:

file open or simply close the file from the "File in Use" dialog. If the running application exposes these operations by means of the IFileIsInUse interface, Windows Explorer, upon encountering a locked file, allows the user to close the file or switch to the application from the dialog box itself.

970:

Check boxes in Windows Explorer allow the selection of multiple files. Free and used space on all drives is shown in horizontal indicator bars. Icons of various sizes are supported: 16 x 16, 24 x 24, 32 x 32, 48 x 48, 64 x 64, 96 x 96, 128 x 128 and 256 x 256. Windows Explorer can zoom the icons in

687:

The search capability itself is fairly similar to Windows ME and Windows 2000, with one major addition: Search can also be instructed to search only files that are categorical "Documents" or "Pictures, music and video"; this feature is noteworthy largely because of how Windows determines what types

1229:

File Explorer's icons were redesigned to fit with the more flat and simplified theming of Windows 10 as a whole. The window border padding is thinner than previous versions. Windows 10 Creators Update and later versions come with a new Universal File Explorer (also known as the UWP File Explorer).

1002:

If a file is in use by another application, Windows Explorer tells users to close the application and retry the file operation. Also, a new interface IFileIsInUse is introduced into the API which developers can use to let other applications switch to the main window of the application that has the

983:

for Windows XP, Internet Explorer is no longer integrated with Windows Explorer. In Windows Vista and Server 2008 (and in Windows XP as well if IE7 or 8 is installed), Windows Explorer no longer displays web pages, and IE7 does not support use as a file manager, although one will separately launch

954:

also introduces a new layout. The task panes from Windows XP are replaced with a toolbar on top and a navigation pane on the left. The navigation pane contains commonly accessed folders and preconfigured search folders. Eight different views are available to view files and folders, including extra

908:

Windows Explorer also contains modifications in the visualization of files on a computer. A new addition to Windows Explorer in Vista and Server 2008 is the details pane, which displays metadata and information relating to the currently selected file or folder. The details pane will also display a

566:

The right-hand pane, which usually just lists files and folders, can also be customized. For example, the contents of the system folders aren't displayed by default, instead showing in the right pane a warning to the user that modifying the contents of the system folders could harm their computer.

453:

first released test versions of a shell refresh, named the Shell Technology Preview, and often referred to informally as "NewShell". The update was designed to replace the Windows 3.x Program Manager/File Manager based shell with Windows Explorer. The release provided capabilities quite similar to

1089:

In addition to aggregating multiple storage locations, Libraries enable Arrangement Views and Search Filter Suggestions. Arrangement Views allow users to pivot their views of the library's contents based on metadata. For example, selecting the "By Month" view in the Pictures library will display

1047:

The ability to right-click a folder and hit "Search" was removed in Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Users must open the folder they wish to search in and enter their keywords in the search field located on the top right corner of the window. Alternatively, users can specify other search parameters

932:

The details pane also allows for the change of some textual metadata such as author and title in files that support them within Windows Explorer. A new type of metadata called tags allows users to add descriptive terms to documents for easier categorization and retrieval. Some files support open

799:

ZIP and CAB files are integrated into the user interface so they can be browsed as if they were ordinary folders. Given that files contained inside ZIP files can not be opened directly, they are automatically extracted to a temporary location and launched with the associated program from the

1337:

objects that plug the extended functionality into Windows Explorer. Shell extensions can be in the form of shell extension handlers, toolbars or even namespace extensions that allow certain folders (or even non-filesystem objects such as the images scanned by a scanner) to be presented as a

987:

When moving or copying files from one folder to another, if two files have the same name, an option is now available to rename the file; in previous versions of Windows, the user was prompted to choose either a replacement or cancel moving the file. Also, when renaming a file, Explorer only

967:

skip as many levels as desired in one click rather than repeatedly clicking "Up". It is also possible to navigate to any subfolder of the current folder using the arrow to the right of the last item. The menu bar is now hidden by default but reappears temporarily when the user presses Alt.

909:

thumbnail of the file or an icon of the filetype if the file does not contain visual information. Furthermore, different imagery is overlaid on thumbnails to give more information about the file, such as a picture frame around the thumbnail of an image file, or a filmstrip on a video file.

1090:

photos in stacks, where each stack represents a month of photos based on the date they were taken. In the Music library, the "By Artist" view will display stacks of albums from the artists in their collections, and browsing into an artist stack will then display the relevant albums.

1085:

By default, a new user account in Windows 7 contains four libraries, for different file types: Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos. They are configured to include the user's profile folders for these respective file types, as well as the computer's corresponding Public folders.

988:

highlights the filename without selecting the extension. Renaming multiple files is quicker as pressing Tab automatically renames the existing file or folder and opens the file name text field for the next file for renaming. Shift+Tab allows renaming in the same manner upwards.

652:

The "Folders" button on the Windows Explorer toolbar toggles between the traditional tree view of folders, and the task pane. Users can get rid of the task pane or restore it using the sequence: Tools – Folder Options – General – Show Common Tasks/Use Windows Classic Folders.

586:

Other Explorer UI elements that can be customized include columns in "Details" view, icon overlays, and search providers: the new DHTML-based search pane is integrated into Windows 2000 Explorer, unlike the separate search dialog found in all previous Explorer versions.

732:

Web sites that offer image hosting services can be plugged into Windows Explorer, which the user can use to select images on their computer, and have them uploaded correctly without dealing with comparatively complex solutions involving FTP or web interfaces.

897:

When sorting items, the sort order no longer remains consistently Ascending or Descending. Each property has a preferred sort direction. For example, sort by date defaults to descending order, as does size. But name and type default to ascending order.

749:

A Tile view mode was added, which displays the file's icon in a larger size (48 × 48), and places the file name, descriptive type, and additional information (typically the file size for data files, and the publisher name for applications) to the

522:

The "Web-style" folders view, with the left Explorer pane displaying details for the object currently selected, is turned on by default. For certain file types, such as pictures and media files, a preview is also displayed in the left pane. The

937:

only on NTFS volumes cannot be viewed and edited through the summary tab of the file's properties anymore. Instead, all metadata is stored inside the file, so that it will always travel with the file and not be dependent on the file system.

2247: 491:), Windows Explorer became "integrated" with Internet Explorer, most notably with the addition of navigation arrows (back and forward) for moving between recently visited directories, as well as Internet Explorer's Favorites menu. 715:

Windows XP improves image preview in Explorer by offering a Filmstrip view. "Back" and "Previous" buttons facilitate navigation through the pictures, and a pair of "Rotate" buttons offer 90-degree clockwise and counter-clockwise

1301:

On April 5, 2022, Microsoft announced that it would be adding tabs, favorites, and a new homepage to File Explorer. These features were eventually introduced via an update to the Windows 11 2022 Update on October 18, 2022.

1093:

Search Filter Suggestions are a new feature of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Explorer's search box. When the user clicks in the search box, a menu shows up below it showing recent searches as well as suggested

1724:

need to be implemented and registered. The implementation needs to provide the logic for navigating the data store as well as describing the presentation. Windows Explorer will instantiate the COM objects as required.

1529:

Windows Desktop Update and later. Windows Vista introduced a newer IThumbnailProvider interface that also shows thumbnails in the Details pane. The older IExtractImage is still supported but not in the Details pane.

1671:

Renders enhanced previews of items without launching the default application when a file is selected. It can also provide file type-specific navigation such as browsing a document, or seeking inside a media file.

466:

users: May 26, 1995, and August 8, 1995. Both held Windows Explorer builds of 3.51.1053.1. The Shell Technology Preview program never saw a final release under NT 3.51. The entire program was moved across to the

505:

Another feature that was based on Internet Explorer technology was customized folders. Such folders contained a hidden web page that controlled the way the Windows Explorer displayed the contents of the folder.

648:

Underneath "Other Places" is a "Details" pane which gives additional information – typically file size and date, but depending on the file type, a thumbnail preview, author, image dimensions, or other details.

850:

The sort order has changed compared to the one in Windows 2000. For file names containing numbers Windows Explorer now tries to sort based on numerical value rather than just comparing each number digit by

2566: 2425: 3616: 2633: 1131:

file. Once installed, the data source becomes queryable directly from Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer features, such as previews and thumbnails, work with the results of a federated search as well.

618:, both visually and functionally. Microsoft focused especially on making Explorer more discoverable and task-based, as well as adding several new features to reflect the growing use of a computer as a 594:

has also been integrated into the operating system and the search pane built into Explorer allows searching files indexed by its database. The ability to customize the standard buttons was also added.

2599: 2697: 590:

Search capabilities were added, offering full-text searches of documents, with options to filter by date (including arbitrary ranges like "modified within the last week"), size, and file type. The

1048:

through the "Advanced Search" UI, which can be accessed by clicking on the Organize Bar and selecting Search Pane under the Layout submenu. Pressing F3 also opens the "Advanced Search" interface.

2239: 1755:(prior to version 4.0) can be loaded per-process. This behavior will cause conflicts if multiple managed add-ins, targeting different versions of the CLR, are attempted to be run simultaneously. 458:

for Windows 95) shell during its late beta phases, however was intended to be nothing more than a test release. There were two public releases of the Shell Technology Preview, made available to

1028:

file (compressed folder). The Toolbar button in Explorer to go up one folder from the current folder has been removed (the function still exists however, one can move up a folder by pressing

753:

The Details view also presented an additional option called "Show in Groups" which allows the Explorer to separate its contents by headings based on the field which is used to sort the items.

3455: 2507: 2309: 1631:

Examines newly discovered removable media and devices and, based on content such as pictures, music or video files, launches an appropriate application to play or display the content.

1325:, 22H2. The full release is slated to come out with the full release of Windows 11 23H2. The new File Explorer is now based on XAML technology, instead of the former Win32 technology. 380:) introduced new features and capabilities, removed other features, and generally progressed from being a simple file system navigation tool into a task-based file management system. 971:

and out using a slider or by holding down the Ctrl key and using the mouse scrollwheel. Live icons can display the content of folders and files themselves rather than generic icons.

2871: 2004: 705: 2776: 2837: 672:

Microsoft introduced animated "Search Companions" in an attempt to make searching more engaging and friendly; the default character is a puppy named Rover (previously used in

1911: 1314:

announced that it would be adding a modern home page, address bar, search experience, and details pane, along with an update gallery pane. This update was released to most

1111:

when they are included in a library. Remote locations can be indexed by the indexer on another Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, on a Windows machine running

3088: 1123:

Windows Explorer also supports federating search to external data sources, such as custom databases or web services, that are exposed over the web and described via an

1428:

Controls the action after a file is copied to the clipboard or dragged and dropped over a drop target. It can provide additional clipboard formats to the drop target.

2674: 2085: 2354: 3230: 3028: 2578: 1701:

that use Explorer to browse source repositories also use Namespace extensions to allow Explorer to browse the revisions. To implement a namespace extension, the

724:-sized images in the folder. A Folder containing images will also show thumbnails of four of the images from that folder overlaid on top of a large folder icon. 2411: 3596: 3485: 2637: 2382:

The sort order for files and folders whose names contain numerals is different in Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 than it is in Windows 2000

684:, even incorporating "tricks" and sound effects, and they can be used as Office Assistants if their files are copied into the C:\Windows\msagent\chars folder. 3200: 441:

shell – by default, Explorer.exe. Then Userinit exits. This is why Explorer.exe is shown by various process explorers with no parent – its parent has exited.

2543: 1810: 3140: 2709: 1850: 1230:

Although hidden, it can be opened by creating a shortcut pointing to "explorer shell:AppsFolder\c5e2524a-ea46-4f67-841f-6a9465d9d515_cw5n1h2txyewy!App" A

1140:

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 support showing icons in the context menu and creating cascaded context menus with static verbs in submenus using the

1868: 3305: 2467: 1886: 1024:

The ability to customize the layout and buttons on the toolbars has been removed in Windows Vista's Explorer, as has the ability to add a password to a

3058: 1593:

Allows viewing and modifying metadata stored in a file. It can be used to extend details view columns, infotips, property pages, sorting and grouping.

676:), with three other characters (Merlin the magician, Earl the surfer, and Courtney) also available. These search companions use the same technology as 3806: 383:

While "Windows Explorer" or "File Explorer" is a term most commonly used to describe the file management aspect of the operating system, the Explorer

3541: 3447: 2493: 1523:

Provides for a thumbnail image to be generated and displayed along with its alpha type when a file is selected or the thumbnail view is activated.

2297: 2745: 901:

Searching for files containing a given text string became problematic with Vista unless the files had been indexed. An alternative is to use the

809: 3170: 2182: 1173: 531:

through the use of folder customization templates. Windows Explorer in Windows 2000 and Windows ME allows for custom thumbnail previewers and

4332: 4482: 2973: 1743:

functionality of .NET Framework. While Microsoft itself makes available extensions – such as the photo info tool – which are authored using

1044:, the IColumnProvider interface which allowed addition of custom columns to Explorer and folder background customization using desktop.ini. 5804: 3391: 890:

to search for all files that are greater than 100 MB. Attributes sortable and searchable in Windows Explorer include pictures' dimensions,

3516: 3002: 742:

Explorer gained the ability to understand the metadata of a number of types of files. For example, with images from a digital camera, the

4347: 2883: 2153: 1281:

having been reworked into a command bar. Translucency, shadows, and rounded geometry have also been added, following the Microsoft's new

3279: 1996: 4512: 3589: 3331: 1390: 746:

information can be viewed, both in the Properties pages for the photo itself, as well as via optional additional Details View columns.

527:

Explorer featured an interactive media player as the previewer for sound and video files. However, such a previewer can be enabled in

3417: 3111: 2768: 2056: 1019: 2943: 2913: 2845: 1907: 2217: 2136: 2103: 2799: 5365: 4169: 1689:, such as My Computer and Network Places in Windows Explorer are implemented this way, as are Explorer views that let items in a 1769: 1562:

Allows creating and displaying custom columns in Windows Explorer details view. It can be used to extend sorting and grouping.

535:

handlers. The default file tooltip displays file title, author, subject and comments; this metadata may be read from a special

3562: 2336:– Quote: "If you're using Windows XP or Windows Vista, then your operating system has built-in support for opening Cab files." 1965: 5203: 3582: 3568: 3253: 3080: 2813: 1470:

Allows running, modifying or denying the action when a user or application tries to copy, move, delete, or rename an object.

229: 205: 181: 157: 4862: 886:"greater than" and "less than" are supported to search for any supported attribute such as date ranges and file sizes, like 127: 5332: 3605: 358:

operating systems. Explorer could be accessed by double-clicking the new My Computer desktop icon or launched from the new

2666: 2610: 2082: 2034: 1289:

into File Explorer, but later stated that these were "not intended to be published externally" after significant negative

4582: 4222: 3641: 3545: 1442:

Assigns a custom icon to an individual file amongst a class of file types. It is called before file icons are displayed.

3362: 2346: 471:

development group who finally integrated the new shell design into the NT code with the release of NT 4.0 in July 1996.

4754: 4663: 4179: 3811: 3551: 1115:(such as Windows Vista or Windows Home Server), or on another device that implements the MS-WSP remote query protocol. 3222: 3024: 2533: 2322: 991:

Support for burning data on DVDs (DVD±R, DVD±R DL, DVD±R RW) in addition to CDs and DVD-RAM using version 2.0 of the

3477: 2386: 3192: 1942: 1333:

File Explorer can be extended to support non-default functionality by means of Windows shell extensions, which are

268: 693: 4502: 4445: 4407: 4392: 1685:

data source that can be represented as a file system like the Windows one, including Cloud-based implementation.

883: 3136: 959:, installs preview handlers for file types, then these files can also be edited within the preview pane itself. 5248: 4830: 4357: 629:

contains all the same features as Windows XP, but the task panes and search companion are disabled by default.

583:

controls in folder template files as their infection vector. Two such viruses are VBS/Roor-C and VBS.Redlof.a.

2453: 434: 136: 5799: 4372: 2634:"How to Search for Contents in Any File Type Without Indexing Service Enabled in Windows Vista and Windows 7" 1234:

was added to the software in 2018, to match similar themes available for other inbuilt Windows applications.

3050: 5213: 5082: 4769: 4759: 4633: 4537: 4397: 3754: 3709: 1099:"tags:" into the search box will display the list of possible tag values which will return search results. 905:

command-line function. After right-clicking on a folder one can open a command-line prompt in that folder.

19:

This article is about the Microsoft Windows file listing browser. For exploring file system listings, see

5819: 5695: 5378: 5358: 5321: 4689: 4648: 4547: 4402: 4199: 3914: 3864: 2740: 2538: 1764: 1007: 576: 108: 518:

The integrated media player in Windows Explorer in Windows 2000, playing a MIDI sequence in Media folder

5824: 4911: 4791: 4497: 3996: 3636: 3629: 3624: 720:) rotation of images. Aside from the Filmstrip view mode, there is a 'Thumbnails' mode, which displays 2735: 5410: 5243: 5208: 4638: 4628: 4567: 4477: 4367: 4337: 3986: 3684: 619: 3162: 2188: 1209:

is renamed File Explorer and introduces new features such as a redesigned interface incorporating a

830: 46: 5829: 4608: 4552: 4532: 4377: 4146: 4031: 3921: 2058:

Windows 2000 Registry: Latest Features and APIs Provide the Power to Customize and Extend Your Apps

468: 312: 2621: 1414:

Controls the action after a data object is dragged and dropped over a drop target such as a file.

563:

can also store comments which are displayed as a tooltip when the mouse hovers over the shortcut.

5740: 5387: 5193: 5188: 5032: 5027: 4987: 4947: 4897: 4643: 4387: 4382: 4257: 4232: 4194: 4164: 4114: 3926: 3849: 3774: 3694: 3669: 2965: 1752: 963: 637:

The task pane is displayed on the left-hand side of the window instead of the traditional folder

407: 16:

File manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system

3556: 417:

File Explorer is the default user interface for accessing and managing the file systems, but it

5809: 5778: 5600: 5400: 5351: 5173: 5137: 4749: 4734: 4492: 4450: 4342: 4272: 4189: 4174: 3769: 3508: 3383: 2994: 1729: 1512: 1400:

Controls the action upon right-click drag and drop and modifies the context menu that appears.

1334: 717: 540: 480: 426: 351: 335: 261: 3254:"Microsoft says Windows 11's File Explorer ads were 'not intended to be published externally'" 2161: 2105:

More Windows 2000 UI Goodies: Extending Explorer Views by Customizing Hypertext Template Files

800:

temporary location when opened, to make the appearance that the ZIP file is a real directory.

5483: 5443: 5302: 5122: 5067: 5007: 4992: 4801: 4472: 4427: 4284: 4237: 1732: 1721: 1502:

Allows retrieving flags and infotip information for an item and displaying it inside a popup

1350: 1290: 1095: 1041: 956: 934: 912: 774: 387:

also houses the operating system's search functionality and File Type associations (based on

2412:"Examine the filtering, grouping, and stacking features in Windows Vista's Windows Explorer" 1127:

definition. The federated location description (called a Search Connector) is provided as a

5814: 5287: 5282: 5127: 5097: 5062: 4952: 4658: 4653: 4557: 4507: 4465: 4435: 4322: 3909: 3874: 3821: 3759: 1282: 560: 3425: 2062: 1908:"Microsoft switches to File Explorer name in Windows 8, bids farewell to Windows Explorer" 8: 5536: 5468: 5228: 5087: 5042: 5017: 4972: 4918: 4717: 4572: 4455: 3904: 3889: 3829: 3749: 3719: 2935: 2905: 2133: 1243: 1206: 992: 951: 921: 626: 484: 455: 392: 324: 297: 3163:"Microsoft updates universal File Explorer with new features in Windows 10 version 1809" 2209: 2109: 1380:

Adds menu items to the context menu. It is called before the context menu is displayed.

5478: 5473: 5415: 5233: 5183: 4957: 4876: 4781: 4487: 4327: 4294: 4267: 4262: 4109: 3936: 3839: 3834: 3734: 1274: 1210: 552: 388: 1261:

have been integrated into File Explorer's search feature in Windows 10, version 1909.

30:"Windows Explorer" and "explorer.exe" redirect here. They are not to be confused with 5735: 5712: 5585: 5297: 5223: 5178: 5077: 5072: 5047: 5002: 4967: 4837: 4141: 3951: 3784: 2809: 1025: 980: 767: 377: 301: 273: 31: 3306:"Windows 11's new tabbed File Explorer and taskbar improvements are available today" 5646: 5621: 5575: 5546: 5526: 5405: 5238: 5147: 4982: 4925: 4883: 4744: 4712: 4668: 4623: 4542: 4302: 4099: 3976: 3966: 3729: 3724: 2333: 1973: 1698: 1608: 1318: 1141: 1112: 996: 681: 677: 591: 544: 499: 395: 304: 2269: 1545:

application and allows specifying additional disk locations or files to clean up.

421:

possible to perform such tasks on Windows without File Explorer. For example, the

5656: 5448: 5274: 5157: 5132: 5117: 5107: 5057: 5052: 4806: 4440: 4156: 4021: 4011: 3956: 3941: 3799: 3689: 2805: 2503: 2463: 2421: 2140: 2089: 1686: 363: 257: 2240:"Is Microsoft Office 2003 still decent for general use on Windows 7, 8.1 and 10" 1216: 661: 5704: 5626: 4764: 4307: 4119: 4094: 4026: 3894: 3869: 3844: 3794: 3764: 3674: 3574: 3280:"Windows 11's refreshed File Explorer gets tabs, favorites, and a new homepage" 2026: 1744: 1736: 1694: 1660: 1612: 1579:

Allows displaying an overlay icon over a shell object (a file or folder icon).

1339: 1254: 1074: 572: 568: 433:

or later functions independently of File Explorer, as do commands run within a

65: 1242:

A "dark mode" has been added to File Explorer in Windows 10, version 1809 and

5793: 5730: 5651: 5631: 5570: 5516: 5343: 5253: 5112: 5012: 4352: 4312: 4064: 4056: 3991: 3859: 3659: 3356: 1828: 1788: 1656: 1650:

Allows viewing and modifying system-defined and custom properties of a file.

1073:

Windows Explorer in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 supports libraries,

1056: 947: 917: 865: 673: 411: 894:

data such as aperture and exposure, video duration and framerate and width.

5636: 5374: 5022: 4977: 4904: 4869: 4577: 4527: 4317: 4069: 4016: 3981: 3899: 3879: 3699: 3679: 2498: 2416: 1748: 1690: 1568: 1542: 1535: 524: 293: 277: 55: 20: 3418:"Create Namespace Extensions for Windows Explorer with the .NET Framework" 2600:

Using search operators to find pictures, music and videos in Windows Vista

2494:"How do I... Save and refine desktop searches in Microsoft Windows Vista?" 2380: 1190: 1157:

Progress bars and overlay icons on an application's button on the taskbar.

330:

The application was renamed from "Windows Explorer" to "File Explorer" in

5773: 5745: 5641: 5453: 5420: 5092: 5037: 4942: 4796: 4684: 4562: 4417: 4209: 4184: 3779: 1740: 1286: 1151:

The search box in the Explorer window and the address bar can be resized.

860: 498:

was also added to Windows Explorer, which a user could type in directory

495: 368: 355: 316: 24: 5666: 1934: 818: 555:, so their metadata is displayable in the Windows 2000 Explorer default 514: 5531: 4997: 4821: 4362: 4252: 4126: 4046: 3971: 3789: 1851:"Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 (Beta Channel)" 1639: 1551: 1386: 1322: 1315: 1270: 1154:

Certain folders in the navigation pane can be hidden to reduce clutter.

1124: 709: 666: 615: 607: 528: 488: 463: 430: 399: 359: 347: 334:; however, the old name of "Windows Explorer" can still be seen in the 308: 246: 74: 61: 3542:"The Windows 95 User Interface: A Case Study in Usability Engineering" 3223:"Windows 10 version 1909: new and changed features - gHacks Tech News" 3110:

Blog, Windows Experience; Writer, Athima Chansanchai (April 1, 2019).

1869:"Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.1843 (Dev Channel)" 1811:"Releasing Windows 11 Build 26100.1586 to the Release Preview Channel" 1607:

Allows file properties and its contents to be indexed and searched by

1456:

Replaces or adds pages to the property sheet dialog box of an object.

770:, called "compressed folders", which is a file containing other files. 756:

The taskbar can be locked to prevent it from accidentally being moved.

602: 5521: 5458: 5430: 4618: 4613: 4247: 4136: 4084: 3854: 2879: 2841: 2772: 2731: 2705: 2662: 2574: 2529: 2305: 1836: 1796: 1311: 1278: 1231: 1202: 1195: 1179: 1061: 721: 638: 548: 450: 331: 79: 2292: 2290: 1887:"Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27695 (Canary Channel)" 1789:"September 10, 2024—KB5043076 (OS Builds 22621.4169 and 22631.4169)" 1728:

While Windows Explorer natively exposes the extensibility points as

5681: 5676: 5463: 5198: 5102: 4962: 4722: 4587: 4217: 4074: 3961: 3946: 3884: 3744: 3704: 3193:"UWP File Explorer has got new features in Windows 10 version 1809" 1625: 1343: 1258: 1237: 1103: 1037: 925: 689: 704: 5541: 5488: 5438: 5218: 5152: 4890: 4776: 4739: 4727: 4412: 4131: 4104: 4079: 4041: 4036: 3739: 3664: 2287: 1503: 902: 760: 580: 556: 532: 403: 320: 4006: 1997:"Managing Files, Folders, and Search Methods: Microsoft TechNet" 5661: 5493: 5292: 5142: 4811: 4592: 4517: 3931: 2129: 1273:, File Explorer had undergone significant UI changes, with the 1739:

can also be used to write some types of extensions, using the

810:

List of features removed in Windows XP § Windows Explorer

571:

elements in folder template files. This feature was abused by

5750: 5722: 5671: 5551: 5395: 5258: 4694: 4522: 4227: 4001: 3714: 3448:"Microsoft Download Center: Windows, Office, Xbox & More" 3081:"Windows 10 Tip: Unlock the UWP File Explorer – Thurrott.com" 2347:"Moving web pages saved by IE (HTM file & _FILES folder)" 1174:

List of features removed in Windows 7 § Windows Explorer

3051:"How to open UWP File Explorer on Windows 10 – Step by step" 5764: 5561: 4786: 4460: 4279: 4242: 2829: 2458: 1347: 1163:

Buttons to toggle the preview pane and create a new folder.

891: 787: 743: 614:

There were significant changes made to Windows Explorer in

567:

It's possible to define additional Explorer panes by using

536: 459: 3332:"Announcing Microsoft Copilot, your everyday AI companion" 2567:"Query Composition: Building a search upon another search" 2323:

How to create and extract a Zip File in Windows ME/XP/2003

1246:. The Universal File Explorer also includes new features. 543:

stream, if the file is a structured storage document. All

5508: 5498: 4704: 3552:

How To Customize the Windows Explorer Views in Windows XP

2769:"Quick Zoom on the Windows Vista Desktop and in Explorer" 759:

Windows Explorer also gained the ability to burn CDs and

3358:

ShellExView v1.19 – Shell Extensions Manager for Windows

2405: 2403: 855: 795:

suffix folder is copied or moved among it automatically.

645:

printable also have an option listed to print the file.

474: 1636:

Windows XP only: per device and per file type category

1051: 665:

Windows Explorer's default Search Companion, Rover, in

3563:

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Shell Extensions

3548:. (Sullivan was a developer on the Windows 95 UI team) 2454:"Seven days of Vista -- day 4: Stacking and filtering" 2175: 1006:

Windows Vista introduced pre-included support for the

979:

With the release of Windows Vista and Server 2008 and

3569:

Namespace extensions – the undocumented Windows Shell

2698:"10 Things – Windows Explorer Has a New Preview Pane" 2522: 2400: 1224: 597: 376:. Successive versions of Windows (and in some cases, 3137:"Inspired by Insiders – Dark Theme in File Explorer" 2657: 2655: 2622:

Windows Explorer Columns - Are you Fully Using Them?

1829:"September 10, 2024—KB5043080 (OS Build 26100.1742)" 1486:

Allows shell integration of a custom search engine.

1220:

File Explorer icon in Windows 10 RTM to version 1903

1185: 539:

stream, if the file is on an NTFS volume, or from a

2689: 2027:"Serenity Macros Home Page – Resources for MS Word" 872: 68:on Home, with the new command bar and tabs feature 2652: 2160:, Viruslist.com, January 15, 2004, archived from 1160:Content view which shows thumbnails and metadata. 1013: 777:, another type of file that contains other files. 319:, as well as user interface elements such as the 5791: 3604: 2558: 2298:"Windows XP – What's new with files and folders" 1238:Windows 10, version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 410:. Collectively, these features are known as the 2636:. Wikihow.com. January 27, 2014. Archived from 2487: 2485: 2447: 2445: 2443: 2049: 803: 192:24H2 (10.0.26120.1843) (September 20, 2024 168:23H2 (10.0.22635.4225) (September 20, 2024 144:24H2 (10.0.26100.1742) (September 10, 2024 114:23H2 (10.0.22631.4169) (September 10, 2024 5373: 2835: 2061:, MSDN Magazine, November 2000, archived from 1902: 1900: 1751:shell extensions, as only one instance of the 1353:, separate from the data stream for the file. 1167: 509: 5703: 5359: 3590: 3112:"Windows 10 Tip: Dark theme in File Explorer" 2611:Windows 7: Find/Search Files By Date And Size 2095: 1963: 3411: 3409: 2838:"Optical Platform: Windows Vista and Beyond" 2482: 2440: 2146: 366:. There is also a shortcut key combination: 3509:"Don't do Shell Extension Handlers in .NET" 2995:"Creating Shortcut Menu Handlers (Windows)" 2791: 2724: 1897: 1747:, they currently recommend against writing 1357:supports the following extension handlers: 1249: 5366: 5352: 5327: 3597: 3583: 3109: 2863: 2385:, support.microsoft.com, August 28, 2007, 2187:, MSDN Magazine, June 2000, archived from 2123: 962:Windows Vista saw the introduction of the 791:file is copied or moved, the accompanying 487:as an optional component, and included in 3406: 2797: 2760: 2373: 1305: 1296: 1020:List of features removed in Windows Vista 391:), and is responsible for displaying the 346:Windows Explorer was first included with 2667:"Add tags or other properties to a file" 2101: 1215: 1189: 1055: 911: 859: 703: 660: 601: 513: 5593: 3557:MSDN: Creating Shell Extension Handlers 2389:from the original on September 27, 2010 1775: 696:, or by manually editing the registry. 502:directly, and be taken to that folder. 5792: 3415: 3303: 3277: 3251: 3005:from the original on November 22, 2010 2836:Mangefeste, Tony; Walp, David (2006). 2779:from the original on December 22, 2015 2748:from the original on December 22, 2015 2736:"Pen and Touch Input in Windows Vista" 2677:from the original on December 22, 2015 2546:from the original on December 10, 2015 2510:from the original on November 17, 2015 2491: 2470:from the original on December 22, 2015 2428:from the original on December 22, 2015 2409: 2357:from the original on December 16, 2020 1770:List of alternative shells for Windows 1285:. In March 2022, Microsoft introduced 300:that is included with releases of the 5347: 5204:Next-Generation Secure Computing Base 3578: 3506: 3365:from the original on October 24, 2010 3329: 3233:from the original on October 25, 2019 3031:from the original on November 7, 2011 2936:"IColumnProvider interface (Windows)" 2870:Davis, Christopher (March 29, 2007). 2869: 2766: 2730: 2695: 2661: 2564: 2528: 2250:from the original on February 7, 2016 2007:from the original on January 12, 2009 1194:The new File Explorer with ribbon in 856:Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 475:Windows 98 and Windows Desktop Update 216:10.0.27695.1000 (August 30, 2024 3519:from the original on January 5, 2010 3507:Zhang, Junfeng (November 18, 2005). 3203:from the original on August 25, 2018 3173:from the original on August 25, 2018 3143:from the original on August 12, 2018 3091:from the original on August 24, 2018 3061:from the original on August 24, 2018 2916:from the original on October 9, 2007 2872:"Your File Is In Use... Demystified" 2767:Oiaga, Marius (September 27, 2006). 2451: 2220:from the original on January 1, 2011 2083:"COM Objects and Structured Storage" 1932: 1914:from the original on August 17, 2012 1052:Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 813: 694:Microsoft's PowerToys for Windows XP 5805:File managers for Microsoft Windows 4333:Distributed Transaction Coordinator 3546:Association for Computing Machinery 3330:Mehdi, Yusuf (September 21, 2023). 2946:from the original on April 17, 2008 1966:"NT Gets the Look But Not the Logo" 1118: 941: 656: 610:, showing All Users folder contents 13: 4664:User Interface Privilege Isolation 3571:, by Henk Devos, November 30, 1999 3559:, Windows Dev Center, May 31, 2018 3394:from the original on June 19, 2018 3025:"Improvements in Windows Explorer" 2312:from the original on May 23, 2007. 2092:, Windows Dev Center, May 31, 2018 2037:from the original on June 27, 2018 1225:Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 1145: 1134: 974: 598:Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 354:, which came with all versions of 23:. For exploring inside files, see 14: 5841: 3534: 3488:from the original on May 21, 2008 3458:from the original on May 13, 2008 2976:from the original on May 16, 2010 2966:"MS-WSP: Windows Search Protocol" 2801:Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed 2184:Figure 1 Windows Shell Extensions 1945:from the original on July 3, 2018 1186:Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 727: 708:Folder thumbnail preview icon on 699: 575:that employed malicious scripts, 5606:File Explorer / Windows Explorer 5326: 5316: 5315: 3565:, by Michal Dunn, March 15, 2006 3304:Warren, Tom (October 18, 2022). 2972:, Microsoft, December 18, 2006, 2410:Shultz, Greg (August 10, 2006). 1964:John D. Ruley (September 1995). 1389:and later. Windows 7 introduced 1328: 868:, showing Public folder contents 817: 736: 54: 45: 4393:Remote Differential Compression 3500: 3470: 3440: 3376: 3349: 3323: 3297: 3271: 3245: 3215: 3185: 3155: 3129: 3103: 3073: 3043: 3017: 2987: 2958: 2928: 2898: 2626: 2615: 2604: 2593: 2565:Bentz, Ben (October 31, 2006). 2452:Reid, Rory (January 30, 2007). 2339: 2327: 2316: 2262: 2232: 2202: 2108:, MSDN Magazine, archived from 2076: 2019: 1989: 1490:Not associated with a file type 1474:Not associated with a file type 873:Search, organizing and metadata 454:that of the Windows "Chicago" ( 5249:Windows System Assessment Tool 3384:"Thumbnail Handlers (Windows)" 3252:Warren, Tom (March 15, 2022). 2492:Kaelin, Mark (July 17, 2007). 2351:Directory Opus Resource Centre 1957: 1926: 1879: 1861: 1843: 1821: 1803: 1781: 1494:Windows 95 through Windows XP 1: 3416:Rensin, Dave (January 2004). 3278:Warren, Tom (April 5, 2022). 2696:White, Nick (July 13, 2007). 1321:via an enablement package to 1264: 5411:Graphics Environment Manager 4538:Open XML Paper Specification 4398:Remote Installation Services 3606:Microsoft Windows components 2102:Esposito, Dino (June 2000), 1910:. The Verge. June 29, 2012. 1659:and later; on Windows XP if 1342:. File Explorer also allows 1068: 1014:Removed and changed features 882:. Since at least Windows 7, 804:Removed and changed features 632: 7: 4690:Windows Subsystem for Linux 4649:Mandatory Integrity Control 4403:Windows Deployment Services 4200:Wireless Zero Configuration 3336:The Official Microsoft Blog 2210:"What is Indexing Service?" 2143:. Accessed August 26, 2007. 1765:Comparison of file managers 1758: 1168:Removed or changed features 981:Windows Internet Explorer 7 766:Ability to create and open 510:Windows ME and Windows 2000 341: 10: 5846: 4792:Universal Windows Platform 4498:Kernel Transaction Manager 4483:Hardware Abstraction Layer 4180:Multimedia Class Scheduler 2534:"Saved Search File Format" 2134:VBS/Roor-C threat analysis 1171: 1017: 807: 444: 362:that replaced the earlier 64:in Light App Mode showing 29: 18: 5763: 5721: 5694: 5614: 5584: 5560: 5507: 5429: 5386: 5311: 5271: 5244:Windows Services for UNIX 5166: 4935: 4854: 4847: 4820: 4703: 4677: 4629:Data Execution Prevention 4601: 4478:Graphics Device Interface 4426: 4368:Network Access Protection 4293: 4208: 4155: 4055: 3987:Remote Desktop Connection 3820: 3650: 3612: 1604:Filter handler (IFilter) 1346:for files to be added as 267: 253: 242: 238: 142:;Release Preview Channel 135: 107: 103: 85: 73: 53: 44: 4609:Security and Maintenance 4553:Security Account Manager 4147:Windows XP visual styles 2798:McFedries, Paul (2008). 1972:. WinMag. Archived from 1678:Windows Vista and later 1520:Thumbnail image handler 1250:Windows 10, version 1909 984:the other as necessary. 479:With the release of the 313:graphical user interface 296:application and default 5194:Media Control Interface 5028:Help and Support Center 4644:Kernel Patch Protection 4408:System Resource Manager 4388:Remote Desktop Services 4383:Print Services for UNIX 4165:Service Control Manager 3775:Windows Error Reporting 3695:DirectX Diagnostic Tool 3116:Windows Experience Blog 2702:Windows Vista Team Blog 2334:How To: Open a Cab file 1620:Windows 2000 and later 1599:Windows 2000 and later 1585:Windows 2000 and later 1541:Add a new entry to the 1453:Property sheet handler 1372:Required shell version 1310:On 21 September, 2023, 1008:Media Transfer Protocol 311:onwards. It provides a 5174:Desktop Cleanup Wizard 4750:COM Structured storage 4451:Desktop Window Manager 4343:Windows Media Services 3478:"MSDN Magazine Issues" 1699:Source-control systems 1634:Per file type category 1513:Windows Desktop Update 1397:Drag-and-drop handler 1369:Can be implemented on 1351:alternate data streams 1306:Windows 11 2023 Update 1297:Windows 11 2022 Update 1221: 1198: 1065: 1042:alternate data streams 929: 869: 712: 669: 611: 541:COM Structured Storage 519: 481:Windows Desktop Update 288:, previously known as 91:; 29 years ago 4802:Windows Mixed Reality 4473:Enhanced Write Filter 4323:Roaming user profiles 2270:"What is Windows XP?" 2244:answers.microsoft.com 1875:. September 20, 2024. 1857:. September 20, 2024. 1576:Icon overlay handler 1478:Windows 95 and later 1462:Windows 95 and later 1448:Windows 95 and later 1434:Windows 95 and later 1420:Windows 95 and later 1406:Windows 95 and later 1377:Context menu handler 1219: 1193: 1096:Advanced Query Syntax 1059: 935:alternate data stream 915: 863: 707: 664: 605: 517: 350:as a replacement for 218:; 22 days ago 146:; 11 days ago 116:; 11 days ago 40:Windows File Explorer 5800:Disk image emulators 5083:Mobile Device Center 5033:Health & Fitness 4831:Solitaire Collection 4659:User Account Control 4654:Protected Media Path 4558:Server Message Block 4508:Logical Disk Manager 3760:System Policy Editor 3745:System Configuration 2876:Shell: Revealed Blog 2581:on December 15, 2006 2571:Shell: Revealed Blog 2274:www.computerhope.com 2216:. November 6, 2009. 2154:"Virus.VBS.Redlof.a" 1891:Windows Insider Blog 1873:Windows Insider Blog 1855:Windows Insider Blog 1815:Windows Insider Blog 1776:Notes and references 1425:Data object handler 1411:Drop target handler 1283:Fluent Design System 1201:The file manager on 1060:Windows Explorer in 946:Windows Explorer in 916:The details pane in 884:comparison operators 864:Windows Explorer in 775:Cabinet (.cab) files 763:discs in Windows XP. 625:Windows Explorer in 606:Windows Explorer in 336:Windows Task Manager 89:August 15, 1995 5229:Virtual DOS machine 4573:System Idle Process 4548:Resource Protection 4456:Portable Executable 4348:Active DRM Services 3750:System File Checker 3720:Performance Monitor 3199:. August 23, 2018. 2940:msdn2.microsoft.com 2910:msdn2.microsoft.com 2164:on October 28, 2007 1244:Windows Server 2019 1207:Windows Server 2012 1064:, showing Libraries 999:support was added. 993:Image Mastering API 952:Windows Server 2008 922:Windows Server 2008 627:Windows Server 2003 485:Internet Explorer 4 389:filename extensions 298:desktop environment 194:; 1 day ago 170:; 1 day ago 41: 5820:Windows components 5416:Midnight Commander 5234:Windows on Windows 4958:Backup and Restore 4770:Transaction Server 4488:I/O request packet 4328:Folder redirection 3997:Speech Recognition 3755:System Information 3710:Management Console 3482:msdn.microsoft.com 3422:msdn.microsoft.com 3388:msdn.microsoft.com 3139:. August 8, 2018. 2999:msdn.microsoft.com 2214:msdn.microsoft.com 2191:on August 31, 2004 2158:Virus Encyclopedia 2139:2007-11-30 at the 2112:on August 24, 2007 2088:2018-12-18 at the 1933:Lineback, Nathan. 1893:. August 30, 2024. 1817:. August 19, 2024. 1506:upon mouse hover. 1467:Copy hook handler 1222: 1199: 1066: 930: 870: 829:. You can help by 713: 670: 612: 553:structured storage 520: 315:for accessing the 39: 5825:Windowing systems 5787: 5786: 5759: 5758: 5690: 5689: 5341: 5340: 5267: 5266: 5224:Video for Windows 5179:Games for Windows 5048:Internet Explorer 4142:Windows Spotlight 3785:Windows Installer 3452:www.microsoft.com 2886:on April 29, 2007 2815:978-0-672-33013-1 2640:on March 19, 2017 2065:on April 15, 2003 1976:on March 14, 2006 1833:Microsoft Support 1793:Microsoft Support 1682: 1681: 1647:Property handler 1590:Metadata handler 847: 846: 682:Office Assistants 378:Internet Explorer 302:Microsoft Windows 283: 282: 60:File Explorer on 32:Internet Explorer 5837: 5701: 5700: 5647:Norton Commander 5622:Altap Salamander 5591: 5590: 5576:Norton Commander 5547:Volkov Commander 5527:Norton Commander 5406:Double Commander 5368: 5361: 5354: 5345: 5344: 5330: 5329: 5319: 5318: 5239:Windows SideShow 5018:Food & Drink 4912:Spider Solitaire 4852: 4851: 4745:ActiveX Document 4713:Active Scripting 4669:Windows Firewall 4624:Credential Guard 4303:Active Directory 4100:Indexing Service 3730:Resource Monitor 3725:Recovery Console 3599: 3592: 3585: 3576: 3575: 3540:Sullivan, Kent. 3529: 3528: 3526: 3524: 3504: 3498: 3497: 3495: 3493: 3474: 3468: 3467: 3465: 3463: 3444: 3438: 3437: 3435: 3433: 3424:. Archived from 3413: 3404: 3403: 3401: 3399: 3380: 3374: 3373: 3372: 3370: 3353: 3347: 3346: 3344: 3342: 3327: 3321: 3320: 3318: 3316: 3301: 3295: 3294: 3292: 3290: 3275: 3269: 3268: 3266: 3264: 3249: 3243: 3242: 3240: 3238: 3229:. October 2019. 3219: 3213: 3212: 3210: 3208: 3189: 3183: 3182: 3180: 3178: 3159: 3153: 3152: 3150: 3148: 3133: 3127: 3126: 3124: 3122: 3107: 3101: 3100: 3098: 3096: 3077: 3071: 3070: 3068: 3066: 3047: 3041: 3040: 3038: 3036: 3021: 3015: 3014: 3012: 3010: 2991: 2985: 2984: 2983: 2981: 2962: 2956: 2955: 2953: 2951: 2932: 2926: 2925: 2923: 2921: 2902: 2896: 2895: 2893: 2891: 2882:. Archived from 2867: 2861: 2860: 2858: 2856: 2850: 2844:. Archived from 2833: 2827: 2826: 2824: 2822: 2795: 2789: 2788: 2786: 2784: 2764: 2758: 2757: 2755: 2753: 2728: 2722: 2721: 2719: 2717: 2712:on July 15, 2007 2708:. Archived from 2693: 2687: 2686: 2684: 2682: 2659: 2650: 2649: 2647: 2645: 2630: 2624: 2619: 2613: 2608: 2602: 2597: 2591: 2590: 2588: 2586: 2577:. Archived from 2562: 2556: 2555: 2553: 2551: 2526: 2520: 2519: 2517: 2515: 2489: 2480: 2479: 2477: 2475: 2449: 2438: 2437: 2435: 2433: 2407: 2398: 2397: 2396: 2394: 2377: 2371: 2370: 2364: 2362: 2343: 2337: 2331: 2325: 2320: 2314: 2313: 2294: 2285: 2284: 2282: 2280: 2266: 2260: 2259: 2257: 2255: 2236: 2230: 2229: 2227: 2225: 2206: 2200: 2199: 2198: 2196: 2179: 2173: 2172: 2171: 2169: 2150: 2144: 2127: 2121: 2120: 2119: 2117: 2099: 2093: 2080: 2074: 2073: 2072: 2070: 2053: 2047: 2046: 2044: 2042: 2023: 2017: 2016: 2014: 2012: 1993: 1987: 1986:Internet Archive 1985: 1983: 1981: 1961: 1955: 1954: 1952: 1950: 1930: 1924: 1923: 1921: 1919: 1904: 1895: 1894: 1883: 1877: 1876: 1865: 1859: 1858: 1847: 1841: 1840: 1825: 1819: 1818: 1807: 1801: 1800: 1785: 1720: 1716: 1712: 1708: 1704: 1668:Preview handler 1609:Indexing Service 1499:Infotip handler 1360: 1359: 1275:Ribbon Interface 1130: 1119:Federated search 1113:Windows Search 4 1080: 997:Live File System 942:Layout and icons 889: 881: 842: 839: 821: 814: 794: 790: 783: 773:Ability to open 678:Microsoft Office 657:Search companion 592:Indexing Service 573:computer viruses 547:documents since 545:Microsoft Office 424: 305:operating system 290:Windows Explorer 232: 226: 224: 219: 208: 202: 200: 195: 184: 178: 176: 171: 160: 154: 152: 147: 130: 124: 122: 117: 99: 97: 92: 58: 49: 42: 38: 5845: 5844: 5840: 5839: 5838: 5836: 5835: 5834: 5830:Window managers 5790: 5789: 5788: 5783: 5755: 5717: 5686: 5657:Total Commander 5610: 5580: 5556: 5503: 5449:GNOME Commander 5425: 5382: 5372: 5342: 5337: 5307: 5275:Microsoft Store 5273: 5263: 5209:POSIX subsystem 5189:File Protection 5162: 5133:Program Manager 5118:Phone Companion 5108:Outlook Express 5058:Make Compatible 4988:Desktop Gadgets 4948:Anytime Upgrade 4931: 4843: 4816: 4807:Windows Runtime 4699: 4673: 4639:Family features 4597: 4422: 4378:DFS Replication 4289: 4204: 4195:Error Reporting 4151: 4051: 3927:Mobility Center 3922:Movies & TV 3816: 3800:Windows Insider 3690:Driver Verifier 3685:Drive Optimizer 3652: 3646: 3637:Booting process 3608: 3603: 3537: 3532: 3522: 3520: 3505: 3501: 3491: 3489: 3476: 3475: 3471: 3461: 3459: 3446: 3445: 3441: 3431: 3429: 3414: 3407: 3397: 3395: 3382: 3381: 3377: 3368: 3366: 3355: 3354: 3350: 3340: 3338: 3328: 3324: 3314: 3312: 3302: 3298: 3288: 3286: 3276: 3272: 3262: 3260: 3250: 3246: 3236: 3234: 3221: 3220: 3216: 3206: 3204: 3191: 3190: 3186: 3176: 3174: 3167:Windows Central 3161: 3160: 3156: 3146: 3144: 3135: 3134: 3130: 3120: 3118: 3108: 3104: 3094: 3092: 3087:. May 6, 2017. 3079: 3078: 3074: 3064: 3062: 3057:. May 7, 2017. 3049: 3048: 3044: 3034: 3032: 3023: 3022: 3018: 3008: 3006: 2993: 2992: 2988: 2979: 2977: 2964: 2963: 2959: 2949: 2947: 2934: 2933: 2929: 2919: 2917: 2904: 2903: 2899: 2889: 2887: 2868: 2864: 2854: 2852: 2851:on June 4, 2011 2848: 2834: 2830: 2820: 2818: 2816: 2806:Sams Publishing 2796: 2792: 2782: 2780: 2765: 2761: 2751: 2749: 2729: 2725: 2715: 2713: 2694: 2690: 2680: 2678: 2660: 2653: 2643: 2641: 2632: 2631: 2627: 2620: 2616: 2609: 2605: 2598: 2594: 2584: 2582: 2563: 2559: 2549: 2547: 2527: 2523: 2513: 2511: 2504:CBS Interactive 2490: 2483: 2473: 2471: 2464:CBS Interactive 2450: 2441: 2431: 2429: 2422:CBS Interactive 2408: 2401: 2392: 2390: 2379: 2378: 2374: 2360: 2358: 2353:. May 4, 2009. 2345: 2344: 2340: 2332: 2328: 2321: 2317: 2296: 2295: 2288: 2278: 2276: 2268: 2267: 2263: 2253: 2251: 2238: 2237: 2233: 2223: 2221: 2208: 2207: 2203: 2194: 2192: 2181: 2180: 2176: 2167: 2165: 2152: 2151: 2147: 2141:Wayback Machine 2128: 2124: 2115: 2113: 2100: 2096: 2090:Wayback Machine 2081: 2077: 2068: 2066: 2055: 2054: 2050: 2040: 2038: 2025: 2024: 2020: 2010: 2008: 1995: 1994: 1990: 1979: 1977: 1962: 1958: 1948: 1946: 1931: 1927: 1917: 1915: 1906: 1905: 1898: 1885: 1884: 1880: 1867: 1866: 1862: 1849: 1848: 1844: 1827: 1826: 1822: 1809: 1808: 1804: 1787: 1786: 1782: 1778: 1761: 1718: 1714: 1710: 1706: 1702: 1687:Special folders 1635: 1559:Column handler 1483:Search handler 1391:IExecuteCommand 1331: 1308: 1299: 1277:dating back to 1267: 1252: 1240: 1227: 1188: 1176: 1170: 1146:shell extension 1137: 1128: 1121: 1078: 1077:described in a 1075:virtual folders 1071: 1054: 1035: 1031: 1022: 1016: 977: 944: 887: 879: 875: 858: 843: 837: 834: 827:needs expansion 812: 806: 792: 785: 781: 739: 730: 702: 659: 635: 600: 512: 483:(packaged with 477: 447: 425:menu option in 423:File ▸ Run 422: 375: 371: 364:Program Manager 344: 258:Program Manager 234: 228: 222: 220: 217: 204: 198: 196: 193: 180: 174: 172: 169: 156: 150: 148: 145: 137:Preview release 131: 126: 120: 118: 115: 95: 93: 90: 86:Initial release 69: 66:special folders 35: 34:(iexplore.exe). 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 5843: 5833: 5832: 5827: 5822: 5817: 5812: 5807: 5802: 5785: 5784: 5782: 5781: 5776: 5770: 5768: 5761: 5760: 5757: 5756: 5754: 5753: 5748: 5743: 5738: 5733: 5727: 5725: 5719: 5718: 5716: 5715: 5709: 5707: 5705:Classic Mac OS 5698: 5692: 5691: 5688: 5687: 5685: 5684: 5679: 5674: 5669: 5664: 5659: 5654: 5649: 5644: 5639: 5634: 5629: 5627:Directory Opus 5624: 5618: 5616: 5612: 5611: 5609: 5608: 5603: 5597: 5595: 5588: 5582: 5581: 5579: 5578: 5573: 5567: 5565: 5558: 5557: 5555: 5554: 5549: 5544: 5539: 5534: 5529: 5524: 5519: 5513: 5511: 5505: 5504: 5502: 5501: 5496: 5491: 5486: 5481: 5476: 5471: 5466: 5461: 5456: 5451: 5446: 5441: 5435: 5433: 5427: 5426: 5424: 5423: 5418: 5413: 5408: 5403: 5398: 5392: 5390: 5388:Cross-platform 5384: 5383: 5371: 5370: 5363: 5356: 5348: 5339: 5338: 5336: 5335: 5324: 5312: 5309: 5308: 5306: 5305: 5300: 5295: 5290: 5285: 5279: 5277: 5269: 5268: 5265: 5264: 5262: 5261: 5256: 5251: 5246: 5241: 5236: 5231: 5226: 5221: 5216: 5211: 5206: 5201: 5196: 5191: 5186: 5181: 5176: 5170: 5168: 5164: 5163: 5161: 5160: 5155: 5150: 5145: 5140: 5138:Steps Recorder 5135: 5130: 5125: 5120: 5115: 5110: 5105: 5100: 5095: 5090: 5085: 5080: 5075: 5070: 5065: 5060: 5055: 5050: 5045: 5040: 5035: 5030: 5025: 5020: 5015: 5010: 5005: 5000: 4995: 4990: 4985: 4980: 4975: 4970: 4965: 4960: 4955: 4950: 4945: 4939: 4937: 4933: 4932: 4930: 4929: 4922: 4915: 4908: 4901: 4894: 4887: 4880: 4873: 4866: 4858: 4856: 4849: 4845: 4844: 4842: 4841: 4834: 4826: 4824: 4818: 4817: 4815: 4814: 4809: 4804: 4799: 4794: 4789: 4784: 4779: 4774: 4773: 4772: 4767: 4765:OLE Automation 4762: 4757: 4752: 4747: 4742: 4732: 4731: 4730: 4725: 4720: 4709: 4707: 4701: 4700: 4698: 4697: 4692: 4687: 4681: 4679: 4675: 4674: 4672: 4671: 4666: 4661: 4656: 4651: 4646: 4641: 4636: 4631: 4626: 4621: 4616: 4611: 4605: 4603: 4599: 4598: 4596: 4595: 4590: 4585: 4580: 4575: 4570: 4565: 4560: 4555: 4550: 4545: 4540: 4535: 4533:Object Manager 4530: 4525: 4520: 4515: 4510: 4505: 4500: 4495: 4493:Imaging Format 4490: 4485: 4480: 4475: 4470: 4469: 4468: 4463: 4453: 4448: 4443: 4438: 4432: 4430: 4424: 4423: 4421: 4420: 4415: 4410: 4405: 4400: 4395: 4390: 4385: 4380: 4375: 4370: 4365: 4360: 4355: 4350: 4345: 4340: 4335: 4330: 4325: 4320: 4315: 4310: 4305: 4299: 4297: 4291: 4290: 4288: 4287: 4282: 4277: 4276: 4275: 4270: 4265: 4260: 4255: 4250: 4240: 4235: 4230: 4225: 4220: 4214: 4212: 4206: 4205: 4203: 4202: 4197: 4192: 4190:Task Scheduler 4187: 4182: 4177: 4172: 4167: 4161: 4159: 4153: 4152: 4150: 4149: 4144: 4139: 4134: 4129: 4124: 4123: 4122: 4120:Special folder 4117: 4112: 4107: 4102: 4092: 4087: 4082: 4077: 4072: 4067: 4061: 4059: 4053: 4052: 4050: 4049: 4044: 4039: 4034: 4032:Voice Recorder 4029: 4024: 4019: 4014: 4009: 4004: 3999: 3994: 3989: 3984: 3979: 3974: 3969: 3964: 3959: 3954: 3949: 3944: 3939: 3934: 3929: 3924: 3919: 3918: 3917: 3907: 3902: 3897: 3892: 3887: 3882: 3877: 3872: 3867: 3862: 3857: 3852: 3847: 3842: 3837: 3832: 3826: 3824: 3818: 3817: 3815: 3814: 3809: 3804: 3803: 3802: 3795:Windows Update 3792: 3787: 3782: 3777: 3772: 3767: 3765:System Restore 3762: 3757: 3752: 3747: 3742: 3737: 3732: 3727: 3722: 3717: 3712: 3707: 3702: 3697: 3692: 3687: 3682: 3677: 3675:Device Manager 3672: 3667: 3665:Command Prompt 3662: 3656: 3654: 3648: 3647: 3645: 3644: 3639: 3634: 3633: 3632: 3627: 3619: 3613: 3610: 3609: 3602: 3601: 3594: 3587: 3579: 3573: 3572: 3566: 3560: 3554: 3549: 3536: 3535:External links 3533: 3531: 3530: 3499: 3469: 3439: 3428:on May 8, 2008 3405: 3375: 3348: 3322: 3296: 3270: 3244: 3227:www.ghacks.net 3214: 3184: 3154: 3128: 3102: 3072: 3055:Windows Latest 3042: 3016: 2986: 2957: 2927: 2897: 2862: 2828: 2814: 2808:. p. 87. 2790: 2759: 2723: 2688: 2671:Windows How-to 2651: 2625: 2614: 2603: 2592: 2557: 2521: 2481: 2439: 2399: 2372: 2338: 2326: 2315: 2286: 2261: 2231: 2201: 2174: 2145: 2122: 2094: 2075: 2048: 2018: 1988: 1970:How-To Columns 1956: 1939:toastytech.com 1935:"Misc Windows" 1925: 1896: 1878: 1860: 1842: 1820: 1802: 1779: 1777: 1774: 1773: 1772: 1767: 1760: 1757: 1745:.NET Framework 1737:.NET Framework 1703:IPersistFolder 1695:digital camera 1680: 1679: 1676: 1675:Per file type 1673: 1669: 1665: 1664: 1663:is installed. 1661:Windows Search 1654: 1653:Per file type 1651: 1648: 1644: 1643: 1637: 1632: 1629: 1622: 1621: 1618: 1617:Per file type 1615: 1613:Windows Search 1605: 1601: 1600: 1597: 1596:Per file type 1594: 1591: 1587: 1586: 1583: 1582:Per file type 1580: 1577: 1573: 1572: 1566: 1563: 1560: 1556: 1555: 1549: 1546: 1539: 1532: 1531: 1527: 1526:Per file type 1524: 1521: 1517: 1516: 1510: 1509:Per file type 1507: 1500: 1496: 1495: 1492: 1487: 1484: 1480: 1479: 1476: 1471: 1468: 1464: 1463: 1460: 1459:Per file type 1457: 1454: 1450: 1449: 1446: 1445:Per file type 1443: 1440: 1436: 1435: 1432: 1431:Per file type 1429: 1426: 1422: 1421: 1418: 1417:Per file type 1415: 1412: 1408: 1407: 1404: 1401: 1398: 1394: 1393: 1384: 1383:Per file type 1381: 1378: 1374: 1373: 1370: 1367: 1364: 1340:special folder 1330: 1327: 1307: 1304: 1298: 1295: 1266: 1263: 1255:Windows Search 1251: 1248: 1239: 1236: 1226: 1223: 1211:ribbon toolbar 1187: 1184: 1169: 1166: 1165: 1164: 1161: 1158: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1136: 1133: 1120: 1117: 1070: 1067: 1053: 1050: 1033: 1029: 1015: 1012: 976: 973: 943: 940: 888:size:>100MB 874: 871: 857: 854: 853: 852: 845: 844: 824: 822: 805: 802: 797: 796: 778: 771: 764: 757: 754: 751: 747: 738: 735: 729: 728:Web publishing 726: 701: 700:Image handling 698: 658: 655: 634: 631: 599: 596: 561:File shortcuts 511: 508: 476: 473: 446: 443: 435:command prompt 386: 373: 367: 343: 340: 281: 280: 271: 265: 264: 255: 251: 250: 244: 240: 239: 236: 235: 214: 213: 212:Canary Channel 190: 189: 166: 165: 141: 139: 133: 132: 113: 111: 109:Stable release 105: 104: 101: 100: 87: 83: 82: 77: 71: 70: 59: 51: 50: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5842: 5831: 5828: 5826: 5823: 5821: 5818: 5816: 5813: 5811: 5810:File managers 5808: 5806: 5803: 5801: 5798: 5797: 5795: 5780: 5777: 5775: 5772: 5771: 5769: 5766: 5762: 5752: 5749: 5747: 5744: 5742: 5739: 5737: 5734: 5732: 5731:Commander One 5729: 5728: 5726: 5724: 5720: 5714: 5711: 5710: 5708: 5706: 5702: 5699: 5697: 5696:Macintosh OSs 5693: 5683: 5680: 5678: 5675: 5673: 5670: 5668: 5665: 5663: 5660: 5658: 5655: 5653: 5652:STDU Explorer 5650: 5648: 5645: 5643: 5640: 5638: 5635: 5633: 5632:DOS Navigator 5630: 5628: 5625: 5623: 5620: 5619: 5617: 5613: 5607: 5604: 5602: 5599: 5598: 5596: 5592: 5589: 5587: 5583: 5577: 5574: 5572: 5571:DOS Navigator 5569: 5568: 5566: 5563: 5559: 5553: 5550: 5548: 5545: 5543: 5540: 5538: 5535: 5533: 5530: 5528: 5525: 5523: 5520: 5518: 5517:DOS Navigator 5515: 5514: 5512: 5510: 5506: 5500: 5497: 5495: 5492: 5490: 5487: 5485: 5482: 5480: 5477: 5475: 5472: 5470: 5467: 5465: 5462: 5460: 5457: 5455: 5452: 5450: 5447: 5445: 5442: 5440: 5437: 5436: 5434: 5432: 5428: 5422: 5419: 5417: 5414: 5412: 5409: 5407: 5404: 5402: 5399: 5397: 5394: 5393: 5391: 5389: 5385: 5380: 5376: 5375:File managers 5369: 5364: 5362: 5357: 5355: 5350: 5349: 5346: 5334: 5325: 5323: 5314: 5313: 5310: 5304: 5301: 5299: 5296: 5294: 5291: 5289: 5286: 5284: 5281: 5280: 5278: 5276: 5270: 5260: 5257: 5255: 5254:Windows To Go 5252: 5250: 5247: 5245: 5242: 5240: 5237: 5235: 5232: 5230: 5227: 5225: 5222: 5220: 5217: 5215: 5212: 5210: 5207: 5205: 5202: 5200: 5197: 5195: 5192: 5190: 5187: 5185: 5182: 5180: 5177: 5175: 5172: 5171: 5169: 5165: 5159: 5156: 5154: 5151: 5149: 5146: 5144: 5141: 5139: 5136: 5134: 5131: 5129: 5126: 5124: 5123:Photo Gallery 5121: 5119: 5116: 5114: 5111: 5109: 5106: 5104: 5101: 5099: 5096: 5094: 5091: 5089: 5086: 5084: 5081: 5079: 5076: 5074: 5071: 5069: 5068:Meeting Space 5066: 5064: 5061: 5059: 5056: 5054: 5051: 5049: 5046: 5044: 5041: 5039: 5038:HyperTerminal 5036: 5034: 5031: 5029: 5026: 5024: 5021: 5019: 5016: 5014: 5011: 5009: 5008:Easy Transfer 5006: 5004: 5001: 4999: 4996: 4994: 4991: 4989: 4986: 4984: 4981: 4979: 4976: 4974: 4971: 4969: 4966: 4964: 4961: 4959: 4956: 4954: 4951: 4949: 4946: 4944: 4941: 4940: 4938: 4934: 4928: 4927: 4923: 4921: 4920: 4916: 4914: 4913: 4909: 4907: 4906: 4902: 4900: 4899: 4895: 4893: 4892: 4888: 4886: 4885: 4881: 4879: 4878: 4874: 4872: 4871: 4867: 4865: 4864: 4860: 4859: 4857: 4853: 4850: 4846: 4840: 4839: 4835: 4833: 4832: 4828: 4827: 4825: 4823: 4819: 4813: 4810: 4808: 4805: 4803: 4800: 4798: 4795: 4793: 4790: 4788: 4785: 4783: 4780: 4778: 4775: 4771: 4768: 4766: 4763: 4761: 4758: 4756: 4753: 4751: 4748: 4746: 4743: 4741: 4738: 4737: 4736: 4733: 4729: 4726: 4724: 4721: 4719: 4716: 4715: 4714: 4711: 4710: 4708: 4706: 4702: 4696: 4693: 4691: 4688: 4686: 4683: 4682: 4680: 4678:Compatibility 4676: 4670: 4667: 4665: 4662: 4660: 4657: 4655: 4652: 4650: 4647: 4645: 4642: 4640: 4637: 4635: 4632: 4630: 4627: 4625: 4622: 4620: 4617: 4615: 4612: 4610: 4607: 4606: 4604: 4600: 4594: 4591: 4589: 4586: 4584: 4581: 4579: 4576: 4574: 4571: 4569: 4566: 4564: 4561: 4559: 4556: 4554: 4551: 4549: 4546: 4544: 4541: 4539: 4536: 4534: 4531: 4529: 4526: 4524: 4521: 4519: 4516: 4514: 4511: 4509: 4506: 4504: 4503:Library files 4501: 4499: 4496: 4494: 4491: 4489: 4486: 4484: 4481: 4479: 4476: 4474: 4471: 4467: 4464: 4462: 4459: 4458: 4457: 4454: 4452: 4449: 4447: 4444: 4442: 4439: 4437: 4434: 4433: 4431: 4429: 4425: 4419: 4416: 4414: 4411: 4409: 4406: 4404: 4401: 4399: 4396: 4394: 4391: 4389: 4386: 4384: 4381: 4379: 4376: 4374: 4371: 4369: 4366: 4364: 4361: 4359: 4356: 4354: 4351: 4349: 4346: 4344: 4341: 4339: 4336: 4334: 4331: 4329: 4326: 4324: 4321: 4319: 4316: 4314: 4311: 4309: 4306: 4304: 4301: 4300: 4298: 4296: 4292: 4286: 4283: 4281: 4278: 4274: 4271: 4269: 4266: 4264: 4263:Reparse point 4261: 4259: 4256: 4254: 4251: 4249: 4246: 4245: 4244: 4241: 4239: 4236: 4234: 4231: 4229: 4226: 4224: 4221: 4219: 4216: 4215: 4213: 4211: 4207: 4201: 4198: 4196: 4193: 4191: 4188: 4186: 4183: 4181: 4178: 4176: 4173: 4171: 4168: 4166: 4163: 4162: 4160: 4158: 4154: 4148: 4145: 4143: 4140: 4138: 4135: 4133: 4130: 4128: 4125: 4121: 4118: 4116: 4113: 4111: 4108: 4106: 4103: 4101: 4098: 4097: 4096: 4093: 4091: 4088: 4086: 4083: 4081: 4078: 4076: 4073: 4071: 4068: 4066: 4065:Action Center 4063: 4062: 4060: 4058: 4054: 4048: 4045: 4043: 4040: 4038: 4035: 4033: 4030: 4028: 4025: 4023: 4020: 4018: 4015: 4013: 4010: 4008: 4005: 4003: 4000: 3998: 3995: 3993: 3992:Snipping Tool 3990: 3988: 3985: 3983: 3980: 3978: 3975: 3973: 3970: 3968: 3965: 3963: 3960: 3958: 3955: 3953: 3950: 3948: 3945: 3943: 3940: 3938: 3935: 3933: 3930: 3928: 3925: 3923: 3920: 3916: 3913: 3912: 3911: 3908: 3906: 3903: 3901: 3898: 3896: 3893: 3891: 3888: 3886: 3883: 3881: 3878: 3876: 3873: 3871: 3868: 3866: 3863: 3861: 3858: 3856: 3853: 3851: 3850:Character Map 3848: 3846: 3843: 3841: 3838: 3836: 3833: 3831: 3828: 3827: 3825: 3823: 3819: 3813: 3810: 3808: 3805: 3801: 3798: 3797: 3796: 3793: 3791: 3788: 3786: 3783: 3781: 3778: 3776: 3773: 3771: 3768: 3766: 3763: 3761: 3758: 3756: 3753: 3751: 3748: 3746: 3743: 3741: 3738: 3736: 3733: 3731: 3728: 3726: 3723: 3721: 3718: 3716: 3713: 3711: 3708: 3706: 3703: 3701: 3698: 3696: 3693: 3691: 3688: 3686: 3683: 3681: 3678: 3676: 3673: 3671: 3670:Control Panel 3668: 3666: 3663: 3661: 3660:App Installer 3658: 3657: 3655: 3649: 3643: 3640: 3638: 3635: 3631: 3628: 3626: 3623: 3622: 3621:Architecture 3620: 3618: 3615: 3614: 3611: 3607: 3600: 3595: 3593: 3588: 3586: 3581: 3580: 3577: 3570: 3567: 3564: 3561: 3558: 3555: 3553: 3550: 3547: 3543: 3539: 3538: 3518: 3514: 3510: 3503: 3487: 3483: 3479: 3473: 3457: 3453: 3449: 3443: 3427: 3423: 3419: 3412: 3410: 3393: 3389: 3385: 3379: 3364: 3360: 3359: 3352: 3337: 3333: 3326: 3311: 3307: 3300: 3285: 3281: 3274: 3259: 3255: 3248: 3232: 3228: 3224: 3218: 3202: 3198: 3194: 3188: 3172: 3168: 3164: 3158: 3142: 3138: 3132: 3117: 3113: 3106: 3090: 3086: 3082: 3076: 3060: 3056: 3052: 3046: 3030: 3026: 3020: 3004: 3000: 2996: 2990: 2975: 2971: 2967: 2961: 2945: 2941: 2937: 2931: 2915: 2911: 2907: 2901: 2885: 2881: 2877: 2873: 2866: 2847: 2843: 2839: 2832: 2817: 2811: 2807: 2803: 2802: 2794: 2778: 2774: 2770: 2763: 2747: 2743: 2742: 2737: 2733: 2727: 2711: 2707: 2703: 2699: 2692: 2676: 2672: 2668: 2664: 2658: 2656: 2639: 2635: 2629: 2623: 2618: 2612: 2607: 2601: 2596: 2580: 2576: 2572: 2568: 2561: 2545: 2541: 2540: 2535: 2531: 2525: 2509: 2505: 2501: 2500: 2495: 2488: 2486: 2469: 2465: 2461: 2460: 2455: 2448: 2446: 2444: 2427: 2423: 2419: 2418: 2413: 2406: 2404: 2388: 2384: 2383: 2376: 2369: 2356: 2352: 2348: 2342: 2335: 2330: 2324: 2319: 2311: 2307: 2303: 2299: 2293: 2291: 2275: 2271: 2265: 2249: 2245: 2241: 2235: 2219: 2215: 2211: 2205: 2190: 2186: 2185: 2178: 2163: 2159: 2155: 2149: 2142: 2138: 2135: 2131: 2126: 2111: 2107: 2106: 2098: 2091: 2087: 2084: 2079: 2064: 2060: 2059: 2052: 2036: 2032: 2028: 2022: 2006: 2002: 2001:microsoft.com 1998: 1992: 1975: 1971: 1967: 1960: 1944: 1940: 1936: 1929: 1913: 1909: 1903: 1901: 1892: 1888: 1882: 1874: 1870: 1864: 1856: 1852: 1846: 1838: 1834: 1830: 1824: 1816: 1812: 1806: 1798: 1794: 1790: 1784: 1780: 1771: 1768: 1766: 1763: 1762: 1756: 1754: 1750: 1746: 1742: 1738: 1734: 1731: 1726: 1723: 1715:IShellBrowser 1700: 1697:be explored. 1696: 1692: 1688: 1677: 1674: 1670: 1667: 1666: 1662: 1658: 1657:Windows Vista 1655: 1652: 1649: 1646: 1645: 1641: 1638: 1633: 1630: 1627: 1624: 1623: 1619: 1616: 1614: 1610: 1606: 1603: 1602: 1598: 1595: 1592: 1589: 1588: 1584: 1581: 1578: 1575: 1574: 1570: 1567: 1564: 1561: 1558: 1557: 1553: 1550: 1547: 1544: 1540: 1537: 1534: 1533: 1528: 1525: 1522: 1519: 1518: 1514: 1511: 1508: 1505: 1501: 1498: 1497: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1485: 1482: 1481: 1477: 1475: 1472: 1469: 1466: 1465: 1461: 1458: 1455: 1452: 1451: 1447: 1444: 1441: 1439:Icon handler 1438: 1437: 1433: 1430: 1427: 1424: 1423: 1419: 1416: 1413: 1410: 1409: 1405: 1402: 1399: 1396: 1395: 1392: 1388: 1385: 1382: 1379: 1376: 1375: 1371: 1368: 1365: 1362: 1361: 1358: 1354: 1352: 1349: 1345: 1341: 1336: 1329:Extensibility 1326: 1324: 1320: 1317: 1313: 1303: 1294: 1292: 1288: 1284: 1280: 1276: 1272: 1262: 1260: 1256: 1247: 1245: 1235: 1233: 1218: 1214: 1212: 1208: 1204: 1197: 1192: 1183: 1181: 1175: 1162: 1159: 1156: 1153: 1150: 1147: 1144:instead of a 1143: 1139: 1138: 1135:Other changes 1132: 1126: 1116: 1114: 1108: 1105: 1100: 1097: 1091: 1087: 1083: 1076: 1063: 1058: 1049: 1045: 1043: 1039: 1027: 1021: 1011: 1009: 1004: 1000: 998: 995:, as well as 994: 989: 985: 982: 975:Other changes 972: 968: 965: 960: 958: 953: 949: 948:Windows Vista 939: 936: 927: 923: 919: 918:Windows Vista 914: 910: 906: 904: 899: 895: 893: 885: 867: 866:Windows Vista 862: 849: 848: 841: 838:December 2012 832: 828: 825:This section 823: 820: 816: 815: 811: 801: 789: 779: 776: 772: 769: 765: 762: 758: 755: 752: 748: 745: 741: 740: 737:Other changes 734: 725: 723: 719: 711: 706: 697: 695: 691: 685: 683: 679: 675: 674:Microsoft Bob 668: 663: 654: 650: 646: 642: 640: 630: 628: 623: 621: 617: 609: 604: 595: 593: 588: 584: 582: 578: 574: 570: 564: 562: 558: 554: 550: 546: 542: 538: 534: 530: 526: 516: 507: 503: 501: 497: 492: 490: 486: 482: 472: 470: 465: 461: 457: 452: 442: 438: 436: 432: 428: 420: 415: 413: 412:Windows shell 409: 408:Control Panel 405: 401: 397: 394: 390: 384: 381: 379: 370: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 339: 337: 333: 328: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 303: 299: 295: 291: 287: 286:File Explorer 279: 275: 272: 270: 266: 263: 259: 256: 252: 248: 245: 243:Included with 241: 237: 233: 231: 211: 210: 209: 207: 187: 186: 185: 183: 163: 162: 161: 159: 140: 138: 134: 129: 112: 110: 106: 102: 88: 84: 81: 78: 76: 72: 67: 63: 57: 52: 48: 43: 37: 33: 26: 22: 5605: 5601:File Manager 5288:File Manager 5128:Photo Viewer 5063:Media Center 5023:Groove Music 4953:Address Book 4924: 4917: 4910: 4905:Purble Place 4903: 4896: 4889: 4882: 4875: 4870:Chess Titans 4868: 4861: 4848:Discontinued 4836: 4829: 4528:Ntoskrnl.exe 4436:Boot Manager 4428:Architecture 4318:Group Policy 4210:File systems 4110:Saved search 4089: 4017:Sticky Notes 3982:Quick Assist 3910:Media Player 3880:Feedback Hub 3875:Fax and Scan 3770:Task Manager 3700:Event Viewer 3680:Disk Cleanup 3521:. Retrieved 3512: 3502: 3490:. Retrieved 3481: 3472: 3460:. Retrieved 3451: 3442: 3430:. Retrieved 3426:the original 3421: 3396:. Retrieved 3387: 3378: 3367:, retrieved 3357: 3351: 3339:. Retrieved 3335: 3325: 3313:. Retrieved 3309: 3299: 3287:. Retrieved 3283: 3273: 3261:. Retrieved 3257: 3247: 3235:. Retrieved 3226: 3217: 3205:. Retrieved 3196: 3187: 3175:. Retrieved 3166: 3157: 3145:. Retrieved 3131: 3119:. Retrieved 3115: 3105: 3093:. Retrieved 3085:Thurrott.com 3084: 3075: 3063:. Retrieved 3054: 3045: 3033:. Retrieved 3019: 3007:. Retrieved 2998: 2989: 2978:, retrieved 2970:MSDN Library 2969: 2960: 2948:. Retrieved 2939: 2930: 2918:. Retrieved 2909: 2906:"Properties" 2900: 2890:December 21, 2888:. Retrieved 2884:the original 2875: 2865: 2855:December 21, 2853:. Retrieved 2846:the original 2831: 2821:December 21, 2819:. Retrieved 2800: 2793: 2783:December 21, 2781:. Retrieved 2762: 2752:December 21, 2750:. Retrieved 2739: 2726: 2716:December 14, 2714:. Retrieved 2710:the original 2701: 2691: 2681:December 21, 2679:. Retrieved 2670: 2642:. Retrieved 2638:the original 2628: 2617: 2606: 2595: 2585:December 21, 2583:. Retrieved 2579:the original 2570: 2560: 2550:December 21, 2548:. Retrieved 2537: 2524: 2514:November 11, 2512:. Retrieved 2499:TechRepublic 2497: 2474:December 19, 2472:. Retrieved 2457: 2432:December 19, 2430:. Retrieved 2417:TechRepublic 2415: 2391:, retrieved 2381: 2375: 2366: 2361:December 16, 2359:. Retrieved 2350: 2341: 2329: 2318: 2301: 2277:. Retrieved 2273: 2264: 2252:. Retrieved 2243: 2234: 2222:. Retrieved 2213: 2204: 2193:, retrieved 2189:the original 2183: 2177: 2166:, retrieved 2162:the original 2157: 2148: 2125: 2114:, retrieved 2110:the original 2104: 2097: 2078: 2067:, retrieved 2063:the original 2057: 2051: 2039:. Retrieved 2031:www.mvps.org 2030: 2021: 2009:. Retrieved 2000: 1991: 1980:September 4, 1978:. Retrieved 1974:the original 1969: 1959: 1947:. Retrieved 1938: 1928: 1916:. Retrieved 1890: 1881: 1872: 1863: 1854: 1845: 1832: 1823: 1814: 1805: 1792: 1783: 1727: 1711:IShellFolder 1691:mobile phone 1683: 1569:Windows 2000 1543:Disk Cleanup 1536:Disk Cleanup 1489: 1473: 1366:Description 1355: 1332: 1309: 1300: 1268: 1253: 1241: 1228: 1200: 1177: 1122: 1109: 1101: 1092: 1088: 1084: 1072: 1046: 1023: 1005: 1001: 990: 986: 978: 969: 961: 945: 931: 907: 900: 896: 876: 835: 831:adding to it 826: 798: 731: 714: 692:applet from 686: 671: 651: 647: 643: 636: 624: 613: 589: 585: 579:applets, or 565: 551:make use of 525:Windows 2000 521: 504: 493: 478: 448: 439: 427:Task Manager 418: 416: 382: 352:File Manager 345: 329: 317:file systems 294:file manager 289: 285: 284: 278:file manager 262:File Manager 215: 191: 167: 164:Beta Channel 143: 75:Developer(s) 36: 21:file browser 5815:FTP clients 5774:OpenTracker 5746:Path Finder 5642:Far Manager 5454:GNOME Files 5421:MuCommander 5303:Minesweeper 5272:Spun off to 5093:MSN Dial-up 5088:Movie Maker 4993:Diagnostics 4943:ActiveMovie 4685:COMMAND.COM 4563:Shadow Copy 4418:Server Core 4258:Mount Point 4185:Shadow Copy 3780:Windows Ink 3544:(1996) for 3341:October 31, 3315:October 18, 3237:October 25, 3035:October 30, 2644:January 31, 1741:COM Interop 1565:Per folder 1548:Per folder 1079:.library-ms 957:Office 2007 928:of an image 620:digital hub 496:address bar 369:Windows key 356:Windows 3.x 254:Predecessor 230:[±] 206:[±] 188:Dev Channel 182:[±] 158:[±] 128:[±] 25:file viewer 5794:Categories 5637:Explorer++ 5615:Unofficial 5532:PathMinder 5379:comparison 5283:DVD Player 5098:NetMeeting 4998:DriveSpace 4863:3D Pinball 4363:SharePoint 4127:Start menu 3972:Phone Link 3835:Calculator 3790:PowerShell 3651:Management 3289:August 12, 3207:August 24, 3177:August 24, 3147:August 23, 3095:August 24, 3065:August 24, 2279:August 12, 2195:August 26, 2168:August 26, 2116:August 26, 2069:August 26, 1733:interfaces 1722:interfaces 1719:IOleWindow 1707:IShellView 1642:and later 1640:Windows XP 1571:and later 1554:and later 1552:Windows 98 1515:and later 1387:Windows 95 1323:Windows 11 1316:Windows 11 1293:coverage. 1271:Windows 11 1265:Windows 11 1172:See also: 1125:OpenSearch 1018:See also: 964:breadcrumb 880:kind:music 808:See also: 710:Windows XP 667:Windows XP 616:Windows XP 608:Windows XP 529:Windows ME 489:Windows 98 464:CompuServe 431:Windows NT 406:, and the 400:Start Menu 360:Start Menu 348:Windows 95 309:Windows 95 247:Windows 95 223:2024-08-30 199:2024-09-20 175:2024-09-20 151:2024-09-10 121:2024-09-10 96:1995-08-15 62:Windows 11 5522:DOS Shell 5459:Konqueror 5431:Unix-like 5078:Messenger 5073:Messaging 5003:DVD Maker 4973:CD Player 4968:CardSpace 4919:Solitaire 4619:BitLocker 4614:AppLocker 4248:Hard link 4137:Task View 4115:Namespace 4085:ClearType 3905:Messaging 3890:Magnifier 3855:Clipchamp 3830:3D Viewer 3432:March 31, 3369:March 31, 3310:The Verge 3284:The Verge 3258:The Verge 2880:Microsoft 2842:Microsoft 2773:Softpedia 2732:Microsoft 2706:Microsoft 2663:Microsoft 2575:Microsoft 2530:Microsoft 2306:Microsoft 1918:August 3, 1837:Microsoft 1797:Microsoft 1312:Microsoft 1279:Windows 7 1232:Dark mode 1203:Windows 8 1196:Windows 8 1180:Windows 7 1069:Libraries 1062:Windows 7 768:ZIP files 722:thumbnail 639:tree view 633:Task pane 549:Office 95 451:Microsoft 449:In 1995, 332:Windows 8 249:and later 80:Microsoft 5741:ForkLift 5682:ZTreeWin 5677:XYplorer 5667:xplorer² 5594:Official 5537:PC Shell 5464:Krusader 5322:Category 5199:MS-DOS 7 5184:ScanDisk 5103:NTBackup 4983:Contacts 4963:Cardfile 4898:Hold 'Em 4877:FreeCell 4723:VBScript 4634:Defender 4602:Security 4588:Winlogon 4543:Registry 4157:Services 4090:Explorer 4075:AutoPlay 3962:Paint 3D 3947:OneDrive 3937:Narrator 3885:Get Help 3840:Calendar 3735:Settings 3705:IExpress 3523:June 19, 3517:Archived 3513:msdn.com 3492:June 19, 3486:Archived 3462:June 19, 3456:Archived 3398:June 19, 3392:Archived 3363:archived 3263:July 28, 3231:Archived 3201:Archived 3171:Archived 3141:Archived 3089:Archived 3059:Archived 3029:Archived 3009:June 19, 3003:Archived 2980:June 10, 2974:archived 2950:June 19, 2944:Archived 2920:June 19, 2914:Archived 2777:Archived 2746:Archived 2675:Archived 2544:Archived 2508:Archived 2468:Archived 2426:Archived 2387:archived 2355:Archived 2310:Archived 2254:June 19, 2248:Archived 2224:June 19, 2218:Archived 2137:Archived 2086:Archived 2041:June 19, 2035:Archived 2011:June 19, 2005:Archived 1949:June 19, 1943:Archived 1912:Archived 1759:See also 1628:handler 1626:AutoPlay 1538:handler 1363:Handler 1344:metadata 1259:OneDrive 1142:Registry 1104:metadata 1040:in NTFS 1038:metadata 926:metadata 924:showing 690:Tweak UI 456:codename 437:window. 342:Overview 5779:Tracker 5586:Windows 5542:ViewMAX 5489:SpaceFM 5479:PCManFM 5439:emelFM2 5401:Dolphin 5298:Mahjong 5219:Interix 5153:WinHelp 5053:Journal 5043:Imaging 4891:InkBall 4777:DirectX 4740:ActiveX 4728:JScript 4441:Console 4413:Hyper-V 4308:Domains 4132:Taskbar 4105:IFilter 4080:AutoRun 4042:WordPad 4037:Weather 3952:OneNote 3942:Notepad 3865:Cortana 3740:Sysprep 3197:Winaero 2393:July 6, 2302:Windows 1749:managed 1504:tooltip 1403:Global 1287:adverts 903:findstr 761:DVD-RAM 581:ActiveX 557:tooltip 533:tooltip 445:History 404:Taskbar 393:desktop 385:process 325:desktop 321:taskbar 292:, is a 221: ( 197: ( 173: ( 149: ( 119: ( 94: ( 5736:Finder 5713:Finder 5662:WinSCP 5494:Thunar 5484:ranger 5444:gentoo 5331: 5320: 5293:Hover! 5167:Others 5148:Travel 5143:Syskey 4926:Tinker 4884:Hearts 4812:WinUSB 4797:WinAPI 4782:Native 4593:WinUSB 4518:MinWin 4295:Server 4095:Search 4007:Sports 3977:Photos 3967:People 3845:Camera 3121:May 7, 2812: 2130:Sophos 851:digit. 793:_files 750:right. 402:, the 398:, the 227:) 203:) 179:) 155:) 125:) 5751:Xfile 5723:macOS 5672:XTree 5552:XTree 5396:Dired 5259:WinFS 5158:Write 4855:Games 4822:Games 4695:WoW64 4523:NTLDR 4513:LSASS 4446:CSRSS 4253:links 4228:exFAT 4057:Shell 4022:Store 4012:Start 4002:Skype 3957:Paint 3932:Money 3860:Clock 3807:WinRE 3715:Netsh 3653:tools 3642:Games 2849:(PPT) 1319:users 1291:media 1129:.osdx 780:If a 718:lossy 500:paths 469:Cairo 396:icons 307:from 274:Shell 5767:etc. 5765:BeOS 5564:etc. 5562:OS/2 5469:Nemo 5333:List 5214:HPFS 4978:Chat 4936:Apps 4838:Surf 4787:.NET 4755:DCOM 4583:WHEA 4578:USER 4568:SMSS 4358:WSUS 4338:MSMQ 4280:ReFS 4243:NTFS 4218:CDFS 4175:CLFS 4170:BITS 4070:Aero 4047:Xbox 4027:Tips 3915:2022 3900:Maps 3895:Mail 3870:Edge 3822:Apps 3617:APIs 3525:2018 3494:2018 3464:2018 3434:2008 3400:2018 3371:2008 3343:2023 3317:2022 3291:2022 3265:2022 3239:2019 3209:2018 3179:2018 3149:2018 3123:2024 3097:2018 3067:2018 3037:2011 3011:2018 2982:2009 2952:2018 2922:2018 2892:2015 2857:2015 2823:2015 2810:ISBN 2785:2015 2754:2015 2741:MSDN 2718:2015 2683:2015 2646:2014 2587:2015 2552:2015 2539:MSDN 2516:2015 2476:2015 2459:CNET 2434:2015 2395:2009 2363:2020 2281:2022 2256:2018 2226:2018 2197:2007 2170:2007 2118:2007 2071:2007 2043:2018 2013:2018 1982:2009 1951:2018 1920:2012 1717:and 1348:NTFS 1257:and 1205:and 1102:The 950:and 920:and 892:Exif 788:HTML 782:.HTM 744:Exif 577:Java 537:NTFS 462:and 460:MSDN 323:and 269:Type 5509:DOS 5499:Xfe 5474:nnn 5113:Pay 5013:Fax 4760:OLE 4735:COM 4718:WSH 4705:API 4466:DLL 4461:EXE 4373:PWS 4353:IIS 4313:DNS 4285:UDF 4273:EFS 4268:TxF 4238:FAT 4233:IFS 4223:DFS 3812:WMI 2368:it. 1753:CLR 1730:COM 1693:or 1611:or 1335:COM 1269:In 1178:In 1030:Alt 1026:zip 833:. 784:or 680:'s 569:DIV 494:An 429:on 327:. 5796:: 3630:NT 3625:9x 3515:. 3511:. 3484:. 3480:. 3454:. 3450:. 3420:. 3408:^ 3390:. 3386:. 3361:, 3334:. 3308:. 3282:. 3256:. 3225:. 3195:. 3169:. 3165:. 3114:. 3083:. 3053:. 3027:. 3001:. 2997:. 2968:, 2942:. 2938:. 2912:. 2908:. 2878:. 2874:. 2840:. 2804:. 2775:. 2771:. 2744:. 2738:. 2734:. 2704:. 2700:. 2673:. 2669:. 2665:. 2654:^ 2573:. 2569:. 2542:. 2536:. 2532:. 2506:. 2502:. 2496:. 2484:^ 2466:. 2462:. 2456:. 2442:^ 2424:. 2420:. 2414:. 2402:^ 2365:. 2349:. 2308:. 2304:. 2300:. 2289:^ 2272:. 2246:. 2242:. 2212:. 2156:, 2132:, 2033:. 2029:. 2003:. 1999:. 1968:. 1941:. 1937:. 1899:^ 1889:. 1871:. 1853:. 1835:. 1831:. 1813:. 1795:. 1791:. 1735:, 1713:, 1709:, 1705:, 1032:+ 1010:. 622:. 559:. 419:is 414:. 338:. 276:, 260:, 5381:) 5377:( 5367:e 5360:t 5353:v 3598:e 3591:t 3584:v 3527:. 3496:. 3466:. 3436:. 3402:. 3345:. 3319:. 3293:. 3267:. 3241:. 3211:. 3181:. 3151:. 3125:. 3099:. 3069:. 3039:. 3013:. 2954:. 2924:. 2894:. 2859:. 2825:. 2787:. 2756:. 2720:. 2685:. 2648:. 2589:. 2554:. 2518:. 2478:. 2436:. 2283:. 2258:. 2228:. 2045:. 2015:. 1984:. 1953:. 1922:. 1839:. 1799:. 1148:. 1034:↑ 840:) 836:( 786:. 716:( 374:E 372:+ 225:) 201:) 177:) 153:) 123:) 98:) 27:.

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.