ARCHIVED: About Windows Explorer

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Windows Explorer is an application that provides detailed information about your files, folders, and drives. You can use it to see how your files are organized and to copy, move, and rename files, as well as perform other tasks pertaining to files, folders, and drives.

The simplest way to access Windows Explorer is to right-click the Start menu or the My Computer icon and select either Open Windows Explorer or Explore. If your keyboard has a Windows logo key, you can press Win-e to launch Windows Explorer. Alternatively, you can access it from the Start menu. In newer operating systems, it is under Accessories.