What is the name of the file manager included in Windows 3.0?

The file manager included in Windows 3.0 was called File Manager. It was a graphical application that let users browse drives and directories, open files, and perform operations such as copying, moving, renaming, and deleting items.

Windows 3.0 launched on May 22, 1990, and File Manager was one of the major improvements over the earlier MS-DOS Executive. Its interface used a two-pane layout: directories appeared in one pane and the contents of the selected directory in another. This gave users a visual alternative to typing DOS commands.

File Manager was commonly associated with the executable name WINFILE.EXE. It remained available in later Windows releases, including Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, although Windows 95 made Windows Explorer the primary file-management tool. Explorer eventually became the familiar interface behind folders and “This PC.”

Program Manager is an easy answer to confuse with File Manager. Program Manager organized and launched applications through icon-based program groups, while File Manager handled files and directories. Control Panel served a separate role for system and hardware settings.