Program Manager

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Program Manager was the graphical file management and application launching interface used in early versions of Microsoft Windows before the introduction of the modern Windows Shell.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Program Manager canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows component
application launcher
file manager
graphical shell
architecture 16-bit Windows application
category Microsoft Windows graphical shells
Windows 3.x software
configurationStorage PROGMAN.INI
defaultGroup Accessories
Control Panel
Games
Main
Startup
defaultShellUntil Windows 3.x
developer Microsoft
executableName progman.exe
fileManagementCapability launch file manager for file operations
historicalRole primary user interface for Windows 3.x
introducedInVersion Windows 3.0
linked to: Windows 3.x
legacySupport could be run on early Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 systems
notableFor icon-based program group interface
operatingSystem Microsoft Windows
linked to: Windows
primaryFunction launch applications
manage program groups
organize application icons
replacedBy Windows Explorer
linked to: File Explorer
replacedInVersion Windows 95
runsOn Windows 3.x graphical environment
linked to: Windows 3.x
startupBehavior launched automatically at Windows startup in 3.x
status discontinued component
supersededByConcept Start menu
linked to: mintMenu

desktop metaphor in Windows Explorer
taskbar
supportsFeature drag and drop within groups
minimized icons
multiple program groups open simultaneously
program groups
program items
usedInVersion Windows 3.0
linked to: Windows 3.x

Windows 3.1
linked to: Windows 3.x

Windows NT 3.1
linked to: Windows NT

Windows NT 3.5
linked to: Windows NT

Windows NT 3.51
linked to: Windows NT

Windows for Workgroups 3.1
Windows for Workgroups 3.11
userInterfaceStyle Program groups and icons
visualLayout MDI window containing program group windows

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Windows Shell replacedComponentOf Program Manager
Explorer.exe replaced Program Manager
MS-DOS Executive replacedBy Program Manager