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File Explorer

file manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system
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File Explorer

Summary

File Explorer is a Q141495693[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,011 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • File Explorer's instance of is recorded as Q141495693[3].
  • File Explorer's genre is operating system shell[4].
  • File Explorer's genre is file manager[5].
  • File Explorer followed File Manager[6].
  • File Explorer followed Program Manager[7].
  • File Explorer's developer is recorded as Microsoft[8].
  • File Explorer's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • File Explorer's software version identifier is recorded as 22H2 (10.0.22621.2215)[10].
  • File Explorer's Commons category is recorded as Windows Explorer[11].
  • File Explorer's different from is recorded as Q16250135[12].
  • File Explorer's different from is recorded as Xplorer²[13].
  • File Explorer's different from is recorded as Finder[14].
  • File Explorer's different from is recorded as GNOME Files[15].

Why It Matters

File Explorer ranks in the top 1% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,011 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

File Manager Microsoft Microsoft Windows software

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). File Explorer. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-explorer
MLA “File Explorer.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 1 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-explorer.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_file-explorer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{File Explorer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-explorer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-01}}
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