Wittenberg copied File Manager from Windows NT 4.0 source in November 2007 and has made a "very limited set of modifications" to enable File Manager, also known as WinFile.exe, to run on Windows 10.

However, One Commander, Files, File Commander, etc., are some of the best free file manager apps for Windows 11/10 that you can download to get the most out of.

The File Manager app for Windows 10 is a labor of love by Craig Wittenberg, an engineer who's worked for Microsoft for nearly 37 years on everything from Word for Windows 2.0 to machine learning ...

Originally released for Windows 3.0, the File Manager was a replacement for managing files through MS-DOS, and allowed Windows users to copy, move, delete, and search for files.