The secrets of explorer.exe
File Explorer is pretty messy in Windows 11, with menus and pages from old versions of Windows hiding in the code. Opening the old ribbon interface from Windows 10 is as easy as going into the Control Panel and typing in C:\ in the address bar. What is more, the Windows 7 ribbon is also present. It appears if you go to C:\Users\YourName\Contacts. I explore the different glitches caused by this ribbon in the video. Other "secrets" include the Windows XP File dialog (Browse... dialog) in Device Manager, and the Windows 3.1, yes, 3.1 dialog in ODBC Data Sources (even though this might not be entirely related to File Explorer code). Finally, I "uncover" the true identity of the File dialog when there are no themes to "cover it up" and make it appear a bit more modern.
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