File Explorer

E37346
Windows component file manager system application

File Explorer is the built-in file management application in Microsoft Windows that lets users browse, organize, and manage files, folders, and drives on their computer.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Windows Explorer 2

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows component ⓘ
file manager ⓘ
system application ⓘ
allowsAction browse files ⓘ
copy files ⓘ
create folders ⓘ
delete files ⓘ
move files ⓘ
rename files ⓘ
search files ⓘ
defaultFileManagerFor Windows 10 ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ
Windows 8 ⓘ
defaultView folder tree and file list ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
executableName explorer.exe ⓘ
hasComponent file open dialog ⓘ
file save dialog ⓘ
shell namespace ⓘ
integratedWith Windows Shell ⓘ
surface form: Windows shell

desktop ⓘ
taskbar ⓘ
introducedInVersion Windows 8 ⓘ
operatingSystem Windows ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Windows
previousName File Explorer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Windows Explorer
primaryFunction drive management ⓘ
file management ⓘ
folder management ⓘ
replaced File Explorer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Windows Explorer
runsAsProcess explorer.exe ⓘ
supportsFeature OneDrive integration ⓘ
address bar ⓘ
compressed folder handling ⓘ
context menus ⓘ
details pane ⓘ
drag and drop ⓘ
file path copying ⓘ
file preview pane ⓘ
file properties dialog ⓘ
file search ⓘ
file sharing options ⓘ
libraries ⓘ
multiple view modes ⓘ
navigation pane ⓘ
network drive mapping ⓘ
network locations browsing ⓘ
quick access ⓘ
quick access toolbar ⓘ
ribbon interface ⓘ
sorting and grouping ⓘ
tabs ⓘ
thumbnail view ⓘ
supportsProtocol UNC paths ⓘ
shell: URIs ⓘ
usedFor browsing local drives ⓘ
browsing network shares ⓘ
browsing removable drives ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Windows → hasComponent → File Explorer ⓘ
File Explorer → previousName → File Explorer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Explorer
Windows Shell → providesComponent → File Explorer ⓘ
File Explorer → replaced → File Explorer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows Explorer