Windows 10: How to restore the Windows 10 File Explorer in Windows 11

I have wasted an inordinate amount of work time trying to find out how to restore the Windows 10 File Explorer in Windows 11. I don't like most of the changes in Windows 11, but some of them are outright crippling my workflow. I am older and cannot see the little baby blue icons that don't mean anything to me anyway. I don't want little cutsie pictures - I CAN READ, I WANT WORDS! I want my Windows 10 file explorer back where I can see everything, and I want the rest of my programs to have the option to use the ribbon - the ribbon displays large enough and has words. Submenus in some programs a

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windows Explorer Replacement?

I don't use Internet Explorer, I meant the thing where you can look at files etc. Hotkey Windows+E. Maybe it's the wrong name in english though. *Stick Out Tongue

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer renamed to Windows Internet Explorer ?




Since version 7 of the world`s most popular web browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer was silently renamed to Windows Internet Explorer.Such a step from Microsoft is not a surprise since Internet Explorer is part of the Windows operation system for a long time.Obviously Microsoft corp. wants to state that Internet Explorer is already considered as a part of Windows and not as an external browser (remember the IE and WMP law issues last year!?).