Explorer.exe

E190928

Windows process file manager graphical shell system component

Explorer.exe is the Windows graphical shell and file manager process that provides the desktop, taskbar, and file-browsing interface.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Explorer.exe canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Windows process ⓘ file manager ⓘ graphical shell ⓘ system component ⓘ
canBeRestartedBy	Task Manager ⓘ command line ⓘ
componentOf	Windows Shell ⓘ Windows ⓘ surface form: Windows desktop environment
defaultPath	C:\Windows\explorer.exe ⓘ
developedBy	Microsoft ⓘ
fileName	explorer.exe ⓘ
implements	COM-based shell extensions ⓘ Windows Shell ⓘ surface form: Windows shell namespace
interactsWith	Win32 API ⓘ Windows Registry ⓘ surface form: Windows registry file system ⓘ
introducedIn	Windows 95 ⓘ
operatingSystem	Windows ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Windows
primaryRole	Windows Shell ⓘ surface form: Windows shell file management ⓘ
processType	user-mode process ⓘ
provides	File Explorer windows ⓘ Start menu interface ⓘ Windows desktop ⓘ Windows Shell ⓘ surface form: Windows taskbar desktop icons ⓘ file browsing interface ⓘ system tray area ⓘ
replaced	Program Manager ⓘ
runsIn	user session ⓘ
supports	address bar navigation ⓘ context menus ⓘ drag and drop operations ⓘ file copy operations ⓘ file delete operations ⓘ file move operations ⓘ file rename operations ⓘ jump lists ⓘ search integration ⓘ shell extensions ⓘ system notifications ⓘ taskbar pinning ⓘ
userInterfaceType	graphical user interface ⓘ
uses	File Explorer ⓘ surface form: Windows Explorer shell extensions comctl32.dll ⓘ shell32.dll ⓘ user32.dll ⓘ
visibleToUser	true ⓘ
writtenIn	C++ ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Windows XP → defaultShell → Explorer.exe ⓘ