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How would I replace default Windows Explorer with an alternative one, say Q-Dir?

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Mar 15, 202613304 views

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I would like to re-map existing shortcuts, right-clicks, etc so Q-Dir is opened instead of default Windows Explorer. short of renaming ``explorer.exe in Windows folder - are there any settings I need to look at? maybe in Registry somewhere?

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Run regedit.exe, go to find "shell" string and change value from explorer.exe on Q-dir with full path, then reboot.

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How would I replace default Windows Explorer with an alternative one, say Q-Dir?

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