File Explorer

Windows File Explorer
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseAugust 15, 1995 (1995-08-15)
Stable release
23H2 (10.0.22631.3527) (April 23, 2024 (2024-04-23)[1]) [±]
Preview release
;Release Preview Channel

23H2 (10.0.22631.3527) (April 23, 2024 (2024-04-23)[2][3]) [±]

Beta Channel

23H2 (10.0.22635.3566) (April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26)[4]) [±]

Dev Channel

24H2 (10.0.26100.268) (April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26)[5]) [±]

Canary Channel

10.0.26200.5001 (April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)[6]) [±]

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

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

The application was renamed from "Windows Explorer" to "File Explorer" in Windows 8;[7] however, the old name of "Windows Explorer" can still be seen in the Windows Task Manager.

  1. ^ "April 23, 2024—KB5036980 (OS Builds 22621.3527 and 22631.3527) Preview". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.
  2. ^ "Releasing Windows 11 Builds 22621.3520 and 22631.3520 to the Release Preview Channel". Windows Insider Blog. April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "April 23, 2024—KB5036980 (OS Builds 22621.3527 and 22631.3527) Preview". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.
  4. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3566 (Beta Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. April 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26100 (Canary and Dev Channels)". Windows Insider Blog. April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. April 19, 2024.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference win8-fileexp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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