Windows 10: W11 File Explorer?

I have a new PC with W11 Pro installed. I've loaded a few programs, but now I notice that if I click the file explorer icon on the bottom task bar after switch on, the screen blinks, the task bar disappears and reappears, but no file explorer window appears. The same thing happens if I try again. If I right click on the file explorer icon and select a folder from the list, the folder appears as normal. From then on a file explorer window will appear normally if I click the file explorer icon, without any screen blink. Any ideas?

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What is my w11 file explorer version?

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Opening a new File Explorer Window in W11

Hi

In W10, I can open a new File Explorer window by hitting File -> Open New Window.

In W11 there appear to be no equivalent option under the "New" menu; to open a new Explorer window you need to either use the keyboard shortcut or right click on the start panel icon; this is cumbersome in desktop mode and even worse in tablet "mode" (I know that in W11 "tablet mode" is not right); I noticed because I have a Surface.

So the issue is: if I am right and I have not overlooked something obvious, will the folks at Microsoft add an item to the "New" menu?

All the best

Marco

 

File explorer icon from taskbar dissappears while working on it

Hi,

To assist you with your concern, we suggest you pin the File Explorer from the Start Menu by following these steps:

• Click the Start Menu.
• Right-click File Explorer.
• Choose Pin to taskbar.

If you need further assistance, feel free to reply to this post.