3 ms·
Explorer isn’t the window manager. And does it really matter it’s serving as the shell? What technical benefits would a split bring?
by Kwpolska 5y ago
Explorer isn’t the window manager. And does it really matter it’s serving as the shell? What technical benefits would a split bring?
- number6 5y agoRight, they changed that 15 years ago. Splitting would make them more interchangeable and stable - crashing one part does not tears the whole stack down. What is the benefit of putting all the different functionality in one application?
- awilfox 5y agoExplorer was never the WM; you could kill explorer.exe off in both 9x and NT systems without affecting window management. I don't remember how it worked in 9x, but NT used CSRSS.EXE for window management until NT 4 moved GDI into the kernel. DWM handles it in Vista and newer.