![]() In later versions of Windows Explorer, most of this functionality is disabled by default, favoring instead a "single-window" navigation design, a philosophy that later gained traction in Mac OS X. Windows 95 was the closest Windows Explorer would come to being a spatial file manager in the same vein as the Macintosh Finder. This browsing mode is reminiscent of the Program Manager of Windows 3.x. In addition, when there are hundreds of files in a folder, the folder would automatically display in "List" view. For example, a folder with two files opens with a smaller window than that of a folder with ten files. ![]() Folder sizes and views are automatically set according to the contents of the newly opened folder. Windows Explorer presents a browsing mode where each folder opened would open a in a new window, in a spatial file manager fashion. History and evolution See also: History of Microsoft Windows Windows 95 Collectively, these features are known as the Windows Shell. While the term "Windows Explorer" is most commonly used to describe the file management aspect of the operating system, the Explorer process also houses the operating system's search functionality and File Type associations (based on filename extensions), and is responsible for displaying the desktop icons and wallpaper, the Start Menu, the taskbar, and the Control Panel. Successive versions of Windows (and in some cases, Internet Explorer) introduced new features and capabilities, removed other features, and generally progressed Explorer from being a simple file system navigation tool into a task-based file management system. There is also a shortcut key combination - Windows Key + E. It could be accessed by double-clicking the new My Computer desktop icon, or launched from the new Start Menu (which succeeded the earlier Program Manager). Windows Explorer debuted in Windows 95 as a replacement for the older File Manager.
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