However, Ive yet to be able to go back to the windows explorer as the default shell. <BR><BR>Manually starting the windows explorer shell. Ive tried running explorer.exe but that just pops up a ...

or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders for Windows XP.

For months, various sites have been sharing bits and pieces about Microsoft's CShell, aka the Composable Shell that the Windows team has been building. CShell is an evolution of the existing ...

Windows 8 hidden features and Easter eggs are still being discovered, recent reports have claimed to find a hidden Explorer shell option in Windows 8 and 8.1 - allowing users to automatically ...

Shell Extensions are COM objects that extend the capabilities of Windows Shell (Explorer). While most shell extensions are part of the Windows operating system, some are often installed via third ...

I discovered a way to view the Applications folder in File Explorer by using the Shell command. This special folder includes traditional Desktop Applications as well as Universal Windows Apps.

Classic Shell adds handy icons for cut, copy, paste, delete, properties and email to the Windows Explorer. You can also pin any program to the Start menu with a right click on its icon.

Key features of Open Shell: Works on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 Allows you to enable toolbar for Windows Explorer Enable Classic copy UI (Windows 7 only). Show file size in Explorer status bar.