How To Open Windows Explorer 8 Steps With Pictures

On Windows 8, instead hover your mouse in the upper-right corner of the screen, then click the magnifying glass icon.

With File Explorer open, you can “pin it” to your taskbar which will allow you to launch File Explorer with a single click. Right-click the File Explorer icon {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/0/04/File_Explorer_Icon. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/0/04/File_Explorer_Icon. png/30px-File_Explorer_Icon. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

Original file from Wikipedia: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external free" href="https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/File:File_Explorer_Icon. png">https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/File:File_Explorer_Icon. png</a> The file itself is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license, but the icon itself is under copyright by Microsoft. This icon is used on wikiHow as fair use because it is being used to provide how-to instructions. \n</p>

License: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Fair_use">Fair Use</a> (screenshot)
\n</p></div>"} at the bottom of the screen, then click Pin to taskbar.

Click {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/0/04/File_Explorer_Icon. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/0/04/File_Explorer_Icon. png/30px-File_Explorer_Icon. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

Original file from Wikipedia: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external free" href="https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/File:File_Explorer_Icon. png">https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/File:File_Explorer_Icon. png</a> The file itself is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license, but the icon itself is under copyright by Microsoft. This icon is used on wikiHow as fair use because it is being used to provide how-to instructions. \n</p>

License: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Fair_use">Fair Use</a> (screenshot)
\n</p></div>"} on the taskbar. Press ⊞ Win+E. Right-click Start {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/0/07/Windowsstart. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/0/07/Windowsstart. png/30px-Windowsstart. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

I edited this screenshot of a Windows icon. \n</p>

License: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Public_domain">Public Domain</a>
\n</p></div>"} and click File Explorer. Click Start {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/0/07/Windowsstart. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/0/07/Windowsstart. png/30px-Windowsstart. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

I edited this screenshot of a Windows icon. \n</p>

License: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Public_domain">Public Domain</a>
\n</p></div>"}, then click the folder-shaped icon {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/0/0d/Windowsstartexplorer. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/0/0d/Windowsstartexplorer. png/30px-Windowsstartexplorer. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

I edited this screenshot of a Windows icon. \n</p>

License: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Public_domain">Public Domain</a>
\n</p></div>"} on the left.

With Windows Explorer open, you can “pin it” to your taskbar which will allow you to launch Windows Explorer with a single click. Right-click the Windows Explorer icon {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/f/fe/Windowswindows7_explorer. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/f/fe/Windowswindows7_explorer. png/30px-Windowswindows7_explorer. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

I edited this screenshot of a Windows 7 icon. \n</p>

License: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Fair_use">Fair Use</a>
\n</p></div>"} at the bottom of the screen, then click Pin to taskbar.

Press ⊞ Win+E. Click Start {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/b/b3/Windowswindows7_start. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/b/b3/Windowswindows7_start. png/30px-Windowswindows7_start. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:460,“bigWidth”:30,“bigHeight”:30,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

I edited this screenshot of a Windows 7 icon. \n</p>

License: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Fair_use">Fair Use</a>
\n</p></div>"}, then click Computer.