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File Explorer

File manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system

Entitynavigational file managerQ196305

Also known as Windows Explorer · explorer.exe · Explorer

Instance of: navigational file manager

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File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, named explorer.exe internally in Windows operating systems, 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.

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Operating system: Microsoft Windows
Follows: File Manager
Program Manager
Developer: Microsoft
Latest version: 22H2 (10.0.22621.2215) released: August 22, 2023
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1.“22. august 2023 – KB5029351 (OS-bygg 22621.2215) Forhåndsversjon”support.microsoft.com/nb-no/topic/22-august-2023-kb5029351-os-bygg-22621-2215-forh%C3%A5ndsversjon-9af25662-083a-43f5-b3a7-975fe25cc692Retrieved 2024-03-29
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Genre: operating system shell
file manager
Different from: Explorer++
Xplorer²
Finder
GNOME Files

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