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In SharePoint in Microsoft 365 (while using Internet Explorer), select the View menu and then select View in File Explorer. In SharePoint Server 2019, SharePoint Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2013, or SharePoint Server 2010 (while using Internet Explorer), select the Library tab, and then select Open with Explorer.
Open with Explorer (also known as View in File Explorer) is only supported in Internet Explorer 11. If you’re using Chrome, FireFox, Safari, or the Windows 10 default Microsoft Edge browser, Open with Explorer isn’t supported and is grayed out.
How do I disable Open with Explorer in SharePoint 2013?
How to Disable “Open with Explorer” View in SharePoint 2013?
- Disable “Client Integration” from Web Application’s Authentication Providers.
- Remove permissions “Use Remote Interfaces” which also removes “Use Client Integration Features” from permission levels.
Add a custom action to disable the Open with Explorer button in SharePoint 2016: Add-PSSnapin Microsoft. SharePoint. PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue #Variables $SiteUrl=”http://operations.crescent.com/Monitoring” $ListName = “2015 Documents” #Get Web and List objects $web = Get-SPWeb $SiteURL $list = $web.
In SharePoint, you can enable open document in applications by configuring an option in document library settings. Navigate to the Library >> Click on “Library Settings” from the Ribbon. Under General Settings, Click on “Advanced Settings” link. Under “Opening Documents in the Browser”, choose “Open in the client application”.
How do I open a SharePoint document library?
Use “Open with Explorer” in a SharePoint Online document library or OneDrive for Business. For a document library. In the SharePoint Online document library, click the Library tab on the ribbon, and then click the Open with Explorer icon in the Connect & Export group.
When you click View in File Explorer SharePoint opens a new tab with the traditional view of a document library. From there, you click Open with Explorer. After you click the correct option, Explorer opens with the view into your document library.