A simple approach is to use a keyboard shortcut; as long as you close Internet Explorer in full-screen mode, it will be in full-screen mode when it opens again.

Learn about the File Explorer Ribbon, Features, Uses and Shortcuts. Learn how to open & use Explorer. Get Help with File Explorer in Windows 10.

The Windows 10 version of File Explorer has a few new bells and whistles. Here's a handy guide for new users (and Windows veterans) on the new interface.

Set File Explorer to Open to Your Preferred Folder By default, File Explorer opens to the Home folder containing Quick Access, Favorites, and Recent Items sections.

Choose the This PC option from the Open File Explorer to drop down menu. As helpful as it may be to get File Explorer to display This PC by default, there is one more trick that I want to show you.

To change your default file manager in Windows 11, open the Start menu, type the name of the third-party file explorer you installed, and select "Open File Location." ...

Here you can choose how File Explorer acts -- whether folders open in the same window or in new windows, whether folders are opened with single- or double-clicks, etc.

One of File Explorer's largest limitations is the inability to remember tabs or open preselect pages. This simple script will help you fix that and open several File Explorer tabs upon launch.

A bug can apparently speed up Windows File Explorer when switching to full-screen mode (by pressing F11) and then exiting full-screen mode. It makes folder content and thumbnails load much faster.