{"id":19337,"date":"2011-08-30T18:22:22","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T16:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=19337"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:57:26","slug":"first-look-at-explorer-in-windows-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/first-look-at-explorer-in-windows-8\/","title":{"rendered":"First look at Explorer in Windows 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft<\/strong> has unveiled<\/a> a few interesting details about the future File Explorer in Windows 8<\/strong>. The most outstanding new feature is, undoubtedly, the addition of the ribbon interface<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Explorer in Windows 3.1<\/p>\n

\"\"Explorer in Windows 8<\/p>\n

The decision to apply a ribbon to the Windows default file manager hasn\u2019t been taken lightly. As explained on its blog, Microsoft has done a lot of research<\/strong> about the most commonly used commands in Explorer, and the way users access them. After studying the results of this analysis, ribbon was clearly the best choice<\/strong> for the new interface in Explorer, for several reasons: it lets you display the most important commands in prominent locations while also exposing loads of other minor tools, organizes commands conveniently in handy groups and it follows the design line opened by Office and Microsoft Paint, making it easier for people to get used to the new interface.<\/p>\n

Microsoft admits certain users might accept the inclusion of a ribbon in Windows Explorer with skepticism, but claims that there are also many benefits to this type of interface:<\/p>\n

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