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Specifically, I'd like to get the file explorer.exe of version 6.3.9600.17238 (from Windows 8.1 Update 1). I have the following file on my system:

C:\Windows\WinSxS\wow64_microsoft-windows-explorer_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17238_none_4d01a98581e82d4f\explorer.exe

But it looks like some kind of diff, it's only 216 KB, while the original file is around 2 MB.

How can I extract the file? Or alternatively, is there another location where I can find this file, locally or online?

I need the file of this specific version for a tool I'm developing. Not in order to repair an OS installation.

Paul
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  • What version of IE are you trying to fix exactly? What version of Windows are you using? If you are using Windows 8 this is extremely easy to fix. – Ramhound Apr 17 '15 at 14:45
  • @Ramhound it's not IE (`iexplore.exe`), it's the File Explorer. I don't try to fix anything, I need that specific version for some tool I'm developing. I tried to find it online, but no luck. All I found were the file hashes, but that doesn't really help. – Paul Apr 17 '15 at 14:47
  • Of course, you are right. Answer the rest of my question(s). – Ramhound Apr 17 '15 at 14:49
  • @Ramhound It's from Windows 8.1 Update 1, which can be deduced from the file version (`6.3.9600` with QFE larger than `17000`). – Paul Apr 17 '15 at 14:50
  • I shouldn't have to deduce anything. Update your question to reflect what operating system your using. Are you trying to extract the file so you can repair the installation or do something else entirely? – Ramhound Apr 17 '15 at 14:53
  • @Ramhound I updated the question. – Paul Apr 17 '15 at 15:02
  • So [this](http://superuser.com/questions/718805/how-to-repair-corrupt-system-files-from-a-installation-disc) questions explains how to extract a file from a install.wim image. – Ramhound Apr 17 '15 at 15:04
  • Use this tool https://github.com/hfiref0x/SXSEXP – Biswapriyo Nov 17 '17 at 04:11

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The Explorer.exe in version 6.3.9600.17238 is part of the August 2014 Update Rollup for Windows 8.1.

You can use the Windows inbox tool expand.exe to expand the MSU and next the CAB file to extract the Explorer.exe:

expand -F:* Windows8.1-KB2975719-x64.msu C:<target_dir>
cd <target_dir>
expand -F:* Windows8.1-KB2975719-x64.cab C:<target_dir>
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  • Awesome, that's exactly what I needed! A couple of questions: 1. How did you find out that the file resides in this particular update package? 2. Is there a list of all `explorer.exe` versions? I'd like to know which versions between build `17039` and `17238` exist. – Paul Apr 17 '15 at 21:05
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    I used regedit.exe, opened this key **HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\ComponentDetect\wow64_microsoft-windows-explorer_31bf3856ad364e35_0.0.0.0_none_dc01e295aea4de26** and here I can see that this version belongs to this KB article. I don't know such a list. – magicandre1981 Apr 18 '15 at 05:11