Goodbye “Windows Explorer”, hello “File Explorer”
Windows Explorer, you had a long run. We knew that Windows Explorer would become secondary to the new Metro experience introduced in Windows 8, and now we have the end of the name itself – according to leaked screenshots provided by Win8China, new pre-RTM builds of Windows 8 have seen all references to the name “Windows Explorer” removed, with “File Explorer” put in its place.
“Windows Explorer” was first introduced in Windows 95 and has appeared in every subsequent version of Windows since. While “File Explorer” is simply the same application as always with a different name, the change in branding symbolizes much about Explorer’s role in Windows 8.
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