Find out 10 different ways to open File Explorer in Windows 11/10 including taskbar, hotkey, Start menu, Command-line, WinX Menu, etc.

And, of course, you can open other tabs in File Explorer as you see fit at the same time. It’s as simple as that. How to get started with File Explorer tabs.

Now, open File Explorer, select the This PC screen, and refresh the display. You should see the library folder appear within File Explorer, as shown in Figure 4.

Windows key + E — open a new instance of File Explorer from anywhere in Windows. Alt + P — show or hide the Preview pane. Alt + Shift + P — show or hide the Details pane.