WinFile Portable via PortableApps gives you the original XP-style Windows File Manager but with augmentations allowing it to be usable by all OS.

WinFile Portable has many XP-era goodies to please the eyes. Like XP bars for the smaller windows, MDI (Multiple Document Interface) adds in keyboard shortcuts, a context menu, drive connection, criteria-based file sorting/searching, font/toolbar customization, and disabling of confirmation messages when deleting or replacing files.

WinFile Portable also permits you to copy/move/rename items, start Command Prompt and run as Admin, file compression, file association, and jump to directories. All that said, it is still a limited file manager compared to modern ones, but it is a nostalgic labor of love - totally usable and fun.

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