How to Open Windows Explorer

Windows 10 and 8

1. 
   Open the Start menu

   

   . Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen, or press the ⊞ Win key.

   1. On Windows 8, instead hover your mouse in the upper-right corner of the screen, then click the magnifying glass icon.
2. 
   Type file explorer into Start. You should see a folder icon appear at the top of the Start window.
3. 
   Click on

   

   File Explorer. It's the folder-shaped icon at the top of the Start window. Doing so will open File Explorer.

   1. 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.
4. 
   Consider different methods for opening File Explorer. A few different ways of opening File Explorer include the following:

   1. Click
      
      on the taskbar.
   2. Press ⊞ Win+E.
   3. Right-click Start
      
      and click File Explorer.
   4. Click Start
      
      , then click the folder-shaped icon
      
      on the left.