Explorer Replacement
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One of the key features of Directory Opus is its Explorer Replacement mode.
[!NOTE] To clarify exactly what we mean by Explorer Replacement:
Whenever an action is taken that would ordinarily result in a File Explorer window opening, a Directory Opus window (Lister) will open instead.
Explorer Replacement mode is controlled by the options on the Preferences page. Selecting any option other than Don't replace Explorer activates Explorer replacement mode.
On Windows 10 and above, the Win+E is intercepted by a different process to Explorer Replacement, and can be set to open Opus even if replacement mode is disabled, from the Preferences page.
When Explorer Replacement mode is enabled, it is still possible to get to File Explorer if desired:
From the Start Menu, select Run (or push Win+R) and enter explorer.exe
Right*-*click on any folder and choose Open in Explorer from the context menu
Click the pinned Explorer icon on the taskbar
Even when Explorer replacement mode is enabled, there are some cases when Explorer will continue to open:
Subject to the setting on the page, a Lister may not open for all types of folder.
A program that may not be able to be intercepted by Opus (although many times it will).
Opus will never open the Control Panel (or its various sub-pages) - they will always open in Explorer.
Opus does not replace the desktop (which is actually implemented by explorer.exe), nor does it replace the standard File Open / Save dialogs in other applications.
Explorer Replacement requires changes to the Windows registry and so is generally unavailable when running a of Directory Opus, however there is an option to temporarily make the registry changes needed (which might work, depending on your user permissions, or it might not).