Skip to the main content

File Explorer

Open a new File Explorer window

CtrlN

Windows Desktop app Windows 11 File Explorer

Practice this

To open a new File Explorer window, press Ctrl + N. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: File Explorer

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in Windows - Microsoft Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Open a new window Asana Cmd + N
New window Google Chrome Ctrl + N
Open a new browser window ChromeOS Ctrl + N
Open a browser window Microsoft Edge Cmd + N
New window Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + N
New Finder window macOS Cmd + N
Open a new window for this server Mattermost Cmd + N
Open another Notion window Notion Cmd + Shift + N
Open a browser window Safari Cmd + N
Open a new window Windows Terminal Ctrl + Shift + N
Open the current view in a new window Todoist Shift + Cmd + N
Open a new window Zed Cmd + Shift + N

More File Explorer shortcuts

Expand every folder in the navigation pane Ctrl + Shift + E
Create a new folder Ctrl + Shift + N
Move to the previous tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Open a new tab and switch to it Ctrl + T
Close the active tab Ctrl + W
Move to the next tab Ctrl + Tab
Scroll to the bottom of the window End
Rename the selected item F2

See every File Explorer shortcut

Report a correction