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===Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012=== [[File:Windows Explorer Ribbon.png|thumb|The new File Explorer with ribbon in [[Windows 8]]|alt=]] The file manager on [[Windows 8]] and [[Windows Server 2012]] is renamed File Explorer and introduces new features such as a redesigned interface incorporating a [[Ribbon (computing)|ribbon toolbar]], and a redesigned file operation dialog that displays more detailed progress and allows for file operations to be paused and resumed. The details pane from Windows Vista and 7 was removed and replaced with a narrower pane with no icons and fewer detail columns. But other details are displayed by hovering over the file's name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/29/improvements-in-windows-explorer.aspx|title=Improvements in Windows Explorer|access-date=2011-10-30|archive-date=2011-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107021845/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/29/improvements-in-windows-explorer.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=win8-fileexp>{{cite web|title=Microsoft switches to File Explorer name in Windows 8, bids farewell to Windows Explorer|date=29 June 2012 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/6/29/3125837/windows-8-file-explorer-name-replaces-windows-explorer|publisher=The Verge|access-date=August 3, 2012|archive-date=August 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817112930/http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/29/3125837/windows-8-file-explorer-name-replaces-windows-explorer|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Windows 10 File Explorer icon.png|thumb|64px|File Explorer icon in Windows 10 version 1607 to version 1903]]
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