Program Manager
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This article is about software. For other uses, see Program management.
Program Manager is the shell of Windows 3.x and Windows NT 3.x operating systems. This shell exposed a task-oriented graphical user interface (GUI), consisting of icons (shortcuts for programs) arranged into program groups. It replaced MS-DOS Executive, a file manager, as the default Windows shell.
Quick Facts Developer(s), Operating system ...
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Operating system | Microsoft Windows, OS/2 |
Predecessor | MS-DOS Executive |
Successor | Windows Explorer |
Type | Shell |
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OS/2 2.0 and later included the Program Manager as part of its Win-OS/2 compatibility layer.[1] Win-OS/2, including the Program Manager, are still included in later derivatives of OS/2 such as ArcaOS.[2]