File Explorer in Windows 11 helps you get the files you need quickly and easily. To check it out in Windows 11, select it on the taskbar or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E on your keyboard.

Find your files in Windows 11 using one of these methods. Search from the taskbar: Type the name of a document (or a keyword from it) into the search box on the taskbar. You'll see results for documents across your PC and OneDrive.

To open File Explorer in Windows 11, select File Explorer on the taskbar or press the Windows logo key + E on your keyboard. Here are some things to try if File Explorer won't open.

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To open File Explorer, select the file icon on the taskbar or Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E on your keyboard. In File Explorer, right-click the single file, group of files, or folder that you want to protect, and then select Apply sensitivity label with Microsoft Purview.

File Explorer is the Windows file management system you use on the Windows desktop. You can open SharePoint libraries in File Explorer, and move or copy files and folders from your desktop folders to SharePoint.

Windows 11 Windows 10 Map a network drive to get to it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time. Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E .

Locate the zipped folder that you want to unzip (extract) files or folders from. Do one of the following: To unzip a single file or folder, open the zipped folder, then drag the file or folder from the zipped folder to a new location.

To share a file in File Explorer on Windows 11, select the file, then select Share on the ribbon. You can also right-click (or press and hold) on the file > Share . Then, choose how you want to send the file and follow the process for that option.

After you sync your OneDrive or SharePoint files to your device, you can manage those cloud files directly in File Explorer in Windows 10 or Windows 11.