If you find that Windows File Explorer will not or does not open and you can't open folders in Windows when you click on its icon, try these suggestions.

If you are on Windows 11, you can then select "Show More Options" and then "Open". You can skip the "Show More Options" step in Windows 10.

In Windows 7 the default location to which Explorer opens is the Libraries folder which contains your Documents. Make it open My Computer folder instead.

You can create File Explorer shortcuts in Windows 10 that will open specific folders, but there's a better way.

Jim Pearson wants to change the default location for Windows 7's version of Windows Explorer, and have it default to opening C: ...

Windows Explorer offers several command-line switches that can control the way it works. For example, by default, Windows Explorer opens the My Documents folder, but you can use a switch to have ...