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|caption = File Explorer in the [[Windows 11 build 22000.194 (co_release_svc_prod1)|general availability build of Windows 11]] (light mode) | |caption = File Explorer in the [[Windows 11 build 22000.194 (co_release_svc_prod1)|general availability build of Windows 11]] (light mode) | ||
|replaces = [[File Manager]] (app) </br>[[Program Manager]] (shell in Windows 3.1x)</br>[[Shell Technology Preview]] (preview shell in Windows NT 3.51) | |replaces = [[File Manager]] (app) </br>[[Program Manager]] (shell in Windows 3.1x)</br>[[Shell Technology Preview]] (preview shell in Windows NT 3.51) | ||
|logo=File_Explorer_logo.png}} | |logo=File_Explorer_logo.png | ||
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'''File Explorer''' is the application responsible for the [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] user interface (shell) and the default Windows file manager. The first build to include it was [[Windows 95]] [[Windows 95 build 58s|build 58s]], under the name of ''Cabinet'' for the shell portion and ''File Cabinet'' for the file manager part. It was a 16-bit program (<code>CABINET.EXE</code>) in this build, and became 32-bit in [[Windows 95 build 73f|build 73f]] (<code>CAB32.EXE</code>). [[Windows 95 build 189|Build 189]] is the first leaked build to rename Cabinet to ''Windows Explorer'' (<code>EXPLORER.EXE</code>). During the development of Windows 95, several [[Windows NT 3.5x#Shell Technology Preview (NewShell)|''Shell Technology Previews'']] were released for [[Windows NT 3.5x|Windows NT 3.51]], that brought the new user interface to the NT series. [[Internet Explorer 4]] updated Windows Explorer with a new, web-integrated experience. [[Windows Vista]] saw major changes to Explorer, simplifying the UI somewhat, as well as removing features Microsoft thought were under-utilized. [[Windows 7]] added Libraries to the Explorer experience. In [[Windows 8]], Windows Explorer was renamed to ''File Explorer'' and received the ribbon UI. [[Windows 11]] redesigned the file manager UI again. | '''File Explorer''' is the application responsible for the [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] user interface (shell) and the default Windows file manager. The first build to include it was [[Windows 95]] [[Windows 95 build 58s|build 58s]], under the name of ''Cabinet'' for the shell portion and ''File Cabinet'' for the file manager part. It was a 16-bit program (<code>CABINET.EXE</code>) in this build, and became 32-bit in [[Windows 95 build 73f|build 73f]] (<code>CAB32.EXE</code>). [[Windows 95 build 189|Build 189]] is the first leaked build to rename Cabinet to ''Windows Explorer'' (<code>EXPLORER.EXE</code>). During the development of Windows 95, several [[Windows NT 3.5x#Shell Technology Preview (NewShell)|''Shell Technology Previews'']] were released for [[Windows NT 3.5x|Windows NT 3.51]], that brought the new user interface to the NT series. [[Internet Explorer 4]] updated Windows Explorer with a new, web-integrated experience. [[Windows Vista]] saw major changes to Explorer, simplifying the UI somewhat, as well as removing features Microsoft thought were under-utilized. [[Windows 7]] added Libraries to the Explorer experience. In [[Windows 8]], Windows Explorer was renamed to ''File Explorer'' and received the ribbon UI. [[Windows 11]] redesigned the file manager UI again. | ||
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====Milestone 6==== | ====Milestone 6==== | ||
The Back/Forward buttons have been uplifted in build 4039. Most notably, the Forward button disappears instead of graying out and the Back button is much bigger than the Forward one. These changes didn't made into the main branch until Milestone 7. | The Back/Forward buttons have been uplifted in build 4039. Most notably, the Forward button disappears instead of graying out and the Back button is much bigger than the Forward one. These changes didn't made into the main branch until Milestone 7. | ||
====Milestone 7==== | ====Milestone 7==== | ||
The Explorer benefits from the Aero functionalities of build 4074 if enabled. | The Explorer benefits from the Aero functionalities of build 4074 if enabled. | ||
====Post-reset==== | ====Post-reset==== | ||
The sidebar was separated out as an own process (<code>sidebar.exe</code) to prevent | The sidebar was separated out as an own process (<code>sidebar.exe</code>) as to prevent Explorer from causing memory leaks. | ||
=== Windows Vista === | === Windows Vista === | ||