For instance, you can set OneCommander as the default File Explorer by clicking the hamburger icon in the top-left corner, navigating to Program Settings > Advanced, and checking the “Register ...

Earlier this year Microsoft shared its plans to integrate a full Linux kernel in Windows 10 — now it’s introducing Linux file access into the File Explorer.

File Explorer is obviously the culprit when it comes to finding your data on networked drives. You can also restart File Explorer when it freezes while attempting to access a mapped drive.

A new Linux icon will be available in the left-hand navigation pane in File Explorer, providing access to the root file system for any distros that are installed in Windows 10.

This post provides guidance on how PC users can easily Add or Remove Linux from File Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 11/10.

Microsoft is updating File Explorer in Windows 10 with new icons. The new layout and icons freshen up a dated part of Windows and are part of a broader effort to modernize Windows 10.

Windows 10’s latest preview version has brought a major boon for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) users, in the form of full integration for Linux files in File Explorer.

Microsoft also says it's investigating user reports of the latest Windows 10 2004 security patch breaking WSL 2.

Microsoft's newest Windows 10 Fast Ring test build, 19603, adds File Explorer-Linux integration, as well as new user clean-up recommendations.

Windows 10 is getting improved integration between the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and File Explorer that allows you to directly access the folders of installed Linux distributions.

However, Microsoft is now making accessing those files even easier by adding a Linux icon to the left-hand side navigation pane in File Explorer.

To start managing their Linux files using the Windows Explorer, users have to open their Linux distro, go to the Linux home folder and then type in: explorer.exe .