Intended For Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95

• No. By right-clicking on the Start Menu, you are telling Windows that you want to explore there - in the Start Menu folder. This yields the same result as right-clicking on any folder, and clicking Explore. Any other behavior would be inconsistent.
• A more effective way of starting Explorer is to place it in the top level of the Start Menu. You can also configure My Computer to open Explorer by customizing My Computer.

Written by: Annoyances.org
Last updated: Wednesday, February 7, 2007

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• [Windows 98] Question about 'Can I change the folder used by Explore in Start Menu's context menu?' (lilsassy: Friday, September 7, 2001)
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