SubscribeWindows Tip: WindowKey + E starts up Windows Explorer
After years of observing Windows users, I’ve learned that most users enter windows explorer in the following directory:
c:\documents and settings\username\start menu
This doesn’t seem to be a very good starting place, but from what I’ve seen, most people launch windows explorer by right clicking on the start menu and selecting “explore.” Going back to the advent of Windows ‘95, this method was probably intended to manage the shortcuts in your start menu. Since the explorer shortcut was originally very deep under the start menu, I guess users just found their way to explorer via the start menu editor.
A quicker method of launching Windows explorer in all modern versions of Windows is to hold down the window key and the e key together. It also starts you in the “my documents” folder which is a better starting point.
Comment from R.K. McSwain
Time June 24, 2008 at 9:47 am
I’ve seen people hunt around in the start menu for minutes looking for the “Windows Explorer” shortcut…