Since the launch of Windows 11, users are trying to get back the classic Windows 10 File Explorer. Unfortunately, all the ways and means that allowed users to revert to the old File Explorer are not working on recent Windows 11 versions.

However, there are still a couple of ways you can restore File Explorer to the ribbon interface as it was in Windows 10. So without further ado, let’s take a look at how to get Windows 10 File Explorer back in Windows 11.

In the past, one could revert to the old File Explorer by fiddling with a few registry string values. However, recent changes to File Explorer in Windows 11 have rendered it useless. Fortunately, there are still a few ways to get back the classic Windows 10 File Explorer. Here they are:

The Control Panel is the quickest way to access the classic File Explorer in Windows 11.