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|name = File Explorer | |name = File Explorer | ||
|introduced in = [[Windows 95 build 58s]] (as File Cabinet) | |introduced in = [[Windows 95 build 58s]] (as File Cabinet) | ||
|screenshot = Windows11-10.0. | |screenshot = Windows11-10.0.25136.1000-FileExplorer.webp | ||
|caption = File Explorer in [[Windows 11 build | |caption = File Explorer in [[Windows 11 build 22622.160]] (light mode) | ||
|replaces = [[File Manager]]<br>[[Program Manager]] | |replaces = [[File Manager]]<br>[[Program Manager]] | ||
|logo= | |logo = File Explorer logo.png | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''File Explorer''' is the application responsible for the [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] user interface (shell) and the default Windows file manager. The first available 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 180|Build 180]] 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 available 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 180|Build 180]] 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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Windows11-21996.1-FileExplorer.png|File Explorer in [[Windows 11 build 21996|build 21996]] | Windows11-21996.1-FileExplorer.png|File Explorer in [[Windows 11 build 21996|build 21996]] | ||
Windows11-22000.51-FileExplorer.png|File Explorer in [[Windows 11 build 22000.51|build 22000.51]] | Windows11-22000.51-FileExplorer.png|File Explorer in [[Windows 11 build 22000.51|build 22000.51]] | ||
Windows11-22000.51-FileExplorerDark.png|File Explorer in | Windows11-22000.51-FileExplorerDark.png|Ditto, dark theme | ||
Windows11-10.0.22000.194-FileExplorerDark.png| | Windows11-10.0.22000.194-FileExplorer.png|File Explorer in [[Windows 11 build 22000.194|build 22000.194]] | ||
Windows11-10.0.22000.194-FileExplorerDark.png|Ditto, dark theme | |||
Windows11-10.0.22572.1-FileExplorer.png|File Explorer with tabs in [[Windows 11 build 22572|build 22572]] | Windows11-10.0.22572.1-FileExplorer.png|File Explorer with tabs in [[Windows 11 build 22572|build 22572]] | ||
Windows11-10.0.22572.1-FileExplorerDark.png|File Explorer with tabs in dark theme in build 22572 | Windows11-10.0.22572.1-FileExplorerDark.png|File Explorer with tabs in dark theme in build 22572 | ||
Windows11-10.0.25136.1000-FileExplorer.webp|File Explorer with tabs in [[Windows 11 build 25136|build 25136]] | Windows11-10.0.25136.1000-FileExplorer.webp|File Explorer with tabs in [[Windows 11 build 25136|build 25136]] | ||
Windows11-10.0.25136.1000-FileExplorerDark.webp|File Explorer with tabs in | Windows11-10.0.25136.1000-FileExplorerDark.webp|Dark theme File Explorer with tabs in builds [[Windows 11 build 22622.160|22622.160]]/[[Windows 11 build 25136|25136]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Windows components]] | [[Category:Windows components]] | ||
[[Category:Introduced in Windows 95]] | [[Category:Introduced in Windows 95]] | ||