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Name

Program Manager — \windows\system32\progman.exe

Synopsis

The obsolete Program Manager interface, found in Windows 3.x and Windows NT 3.x.

To Open

Command Prompt → progman

The Program Manager is a simple icon-based menu system used in Microsoft Windows 3.x and Windows NT 3.x. All of the more modern releases of Windows have abandoned Program Manager (with good cause) in favor of the Start menu and other features of Windows Explorer. Program Manager is still included for legacy purposes. Of course, a simple folder filled with Windows Shortcuts serves the same purpose and does a much better job of it, too.

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