File Explorer

This article is about the Microsoft Windows file listing browser. For exploring file system listings, see file browser. For exploring inside files, see file viewer.

Windows File Explorer
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseAugust 15, 1995 (1995-08-15)
Stable release
24H2 (10.0.26100.6584) (September 9, 2025 (2025-09-09)[1]) [±]
Preview release
  • Release Preview Channel: 25H2 (10.0.26200.6718) (September 17, 2025 (2025-09-17)[2]) [±]
  • Beta Channel: 24H2 (10.0.26120.6682) (September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12)[3]) [±]
  • Dev Channel: 25H2 (10.0.26220.6682) (September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12)[4]) [±]
  • Canary Channel: 10.0.27943.1 (September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11)[5]) [±]
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;[6] however, the old name of "Windows Explorer" can still be seen in the Windows Task Manager.

  1. ^ "September 9, 2025—KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.
  2. ^ "Releasing Windows 11 Builds 26100.6713 and 26200.6713 to the Release Preview Channel". Windows Insider Blog. September 12, 2025.
  3. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.6682 (Beta Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. September 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.6682 (Dev Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. September 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27943 (Canary Channel)". Windows Insider Blog. September 11, 2025.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference win8-fileexp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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