Trivia: The "Other" File Explorer

Never noticed that, but mine too.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
    CPU
    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 570 SC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master 932 HAF
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
    Other Info
    Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
Mine opens the libraries? This is odd, in my case, as I have the taskbar shortcut modded to open C:\

P.S. Later. Forget it. It was caused by a default setting in my third party start menu (StartisBack). I adjusted it and it now opens as selected - C:\
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
Depends on how your navigation pane is configured.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Server 2012 / 8.0
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel i7 QuadCore 3770k
    Motherboard
    Asrock Extreme 4
    Memory
    16GB Crucial Ballistix
    Graphics Card(s)
    intel embedded gpu
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC / Westinghouse
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Plextor pcie msata
    PSU
    Rosewill Silent Night 500W Fanless / PicoPSU
    Case
    open bench - no case enclosure
    Cooling
    Silverstone HEO2 Passive Silent
    Keyboard
    logitech washable K310
    Mouse
    logitech wired
    Browser
    ie / maxthon
    Other Info
    Totally silent. No fans at all.
Thanks to all for this information. . .good to know for those just in case question . . .:thumbsup:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8, (VM win7, XP, Vista)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion p1423w
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3330 Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    Foxconn - 2ADA Ivy Brige
    Memory
    16 GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    HD Realteck (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Mitsubishi LED TV/Montior HD, Dell 23 HD, Hanspree 25" HD
    Screen Resolution
    Mit. 1980-1080, Dell 2048-115, Hanspree 1920-10802
    Hard Drives
    1 SanDisk 240Gig SSD, 2 Samsung 512Gig SSDs
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Original (Fans)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Keyboard 2000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    1.3 (350 to 1024 if lucky)
    Browser
    Firefox 19.1
    Antivirus
    MSE-Defender
Mine opens the libraries? This is odd, in my case, as I have the taskbar shortcut modded to open C:\

P.S. Later. Forget it. It was caused by a default setting in my third party start menu (StartisBack). I adjusted it and it now opens as selected - C:\

What 'adjustment' did you make. I want to fix mine............
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows
    System Manufacturer/Model
    alienware
If you're reaching for that Windows key anyway... then instead of <Windows>+X, using <WindowsKey>+E takes you straight to File Explorer, and it seems to start with Computer as well rather than Libraries.

Even unselecting all those Navigation Pane options it seems to do the same for me every time,
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, 10
rgauchey.
Sorry. I thought I posted yesterday but cannot see it. Anyway:
I have my normal default File explorer configured like this
C:\Windows\explorer.exe /e, C:\
That takes me to the root and shows me the Windows 8 tree.
I found this setting in "StartisBack"

Under the heading "Modern UI", scroll down to the last item, "Combine start button context menu....etc", an tick it.

Worked for me.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
rgauchey.
Sorry. I thought I posted yesterday but cannot see it. Anyway:
I have my normal default File explorer configured like this
C:\Windows\explorer.exe /e, C:\
That takes me to the root and shows me the Windows 8 tree.
I found this setting in "StartisBack"

Under the heading "Modern UI", scroll down to the last item, "Combine start button context menu....etc", an tick it.

Worked for me.

ThanX for the tip. I like it better now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows
    System Manufacturer/Model
    alienware
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