This minHour teaches you how to open the Explorer app on a Windows computer. On Windows 10 and 8, this app is called "File Explorer", while it is called "Windows Explorer" on Windows 7 and Vista.
Windows 10 and 8
Open the Start menu.
Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen, or press the ⊞ Win key.
- On Windows 8, instead hover your mouse in the upper-right corner of the screen, then click the magnifying glass icon.
Type file explorer into Start.
You should see a folder icon appear at the top of the Start window.
Click on File Explorer.
It’s the folder-shaped icon at the top of the Start window. Doing so will open File Explorer.
- With File Explorer open, you can “pin it” to your taskbar which will allow you to launch File Explorer with a single click. Right-click the File Explorer icon at the bottom of the screen, then click Pin to taskbar.
Consider different methods for opening File Explorer
A few different ways of opening File Explorer include the following:
- Click on the taskbar.
- Press .
- Right-click Start and click File Explorer.
- Click Start, then click the folder-shaped icon on the left.
Windows 7 and Vista
Open the Start menu.
Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen or press the ⊞ Win key.
Type windows explorer into Start.
You should see a folder icon appear at the top of the Start window.
Click Windows Explorer.
It’s the folder-shaped icon at the top of the Start window. Doing so will open the Windows Explorer app.
- With Windows Explorer open, you can “pin it” to your taskbar which will allow you to launch Windows Explorer with a single click. Right-click the Windows Explorer icon at the bottom of the screen, then click Pin to taskbar.
Consider alternative ways of opening Windows Explorer.
A few different ways are:
- Press .
- Click Start, then click .