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Completely changed the answer because the previous answer was no longer working today. Found a different workaround that does in fact work. Replaced answer with that workaround.
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Michael Paul
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For SharePoint 2010, myOne way I've managed to work around this problem was that I was tryingis to "Open with Explorer" something that probably can't be opened with Explorer. In my case, I just wantedswitch from Standard View to open my team's Shared Documents with Explorer. I found that when I first log into SharePointDatasheet View and view the page, I'm presented with those Shared Documents, but also other things as well.

To get "Open with Explorer" to work, I mustthen click "Shared Documents" under the Libraries heading on the left. Then, all the other stuff (Links, Getting Started, etc.) go away and I'm focused on my team's shared documents. From there, I can go up to the Library Tools section in the ribbon, choose the Library tab in the ribbon, and click Open with Explorer.

Update: In an ever-changing corporate environment, you may find that one day this works and the next, it doesn't button. =\

For SharePoint 2010, my problem was that I was trying to "Open with Explorer" something that probably can't be opened with Explorer. In my case, I just wanted to open my team's Shared Documents with Explorer. I found that when I first log into SharePoint and view the page, I'm presented with those Shared Documents, but also other things as well.

To get "Open with Explorer" to work, I must click "Shared Documents" under the Libraries heading on the left. Then, all the other stuff (Links, Getting Started, etc.) go away and I'm focused on my team's shared documents. From there, I can go up to the Library Tools section in the ribbon, choose the Library tab in the ribbon, and click Open with Explorer.

Update: In an ever-changing corporate environment, you may find that one day this works and the next, it doesn't. =\

One way I've managed to work around this problem is to switch from Standard View to Datasheet View and then click the Open with Explorer button.

Original response incorrectly says Sharepoint 2013 when I'm using 2010.
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Michael Paul
Michael Paul
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For SharePoint 20132010, my problem was that I was trying to "Open with Explorer" something that probably can't be opened with Explorer. In my case, I just wanted to open my team's Shared Documents with Explorer. I found that when I first log into SharePoint and view the page, I'm presented with those Shared Documents, but also other things as well.

To get "Open with Explorer" to work, I must click "Shared Documents" under the Libraries heading on the left. Then, all the other stuff (Links, Getting Started, etc.) go away and I'm focused on my team's shared documents. From there, I can go up to the Library Tools section in the ribbon, choose the Library tab in the ribbon, and click Open with Explorer.

Works like a champ on Windows 7 64Update: In an ever-bitchanging corporate environment, running IE 9 32-bityou may find that one day this works and the next, it doesn't. =\

For SharePoint 2013, my problem was that I was trying to "Open with Explorer" something that probably can't be opened with Explorer. In my case, I just wanted to open my team's Shared Documents with Explorer. I found that when I first log into SharePoint and view the page, I'm presented with those Shared Documents, but also other things as well.

To get "Open with Explorer" to work, I must click "Shared Documents" under the Libraries heading on the left. Then, all the other stuff (Links, Getting Started, etc.) go away and I'm focused on my team's shared documents. From there, I can go up to the Library Tools section in the ribbon, choose the Library tab in the ribbon, and click Open with Explorer.

Works like a champ on Windows 7 64-bit, running IE 9 32-bit.

For SharePoint 2010, my problem was that I was trying to "Open with Explorer" something that probably can't be opened with Explorer. In my case, I just wanted to open my team's Shared Documents with Explorer. I found that when I first log into SharePoint and view the page, I'm presented with those Shared Documents, but also other things as well.

To get "Open with Explorer" to work, I must click "Shared Documents" under the Libraries heading on the left. Then, all the other stuff (Links, Getting Started, etc.) go away and I'm focused on my team's shared documents. From there, I can go up to the Library Tools section in the ribbon, choose the Library tab in the ribbon, and click Open with Explorer.

Update: In an ever-changing corporate environment, you may find that one day this works and the next, it doesn't. =\

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Michael Paul
Michael Paul
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  • 4

For SharePoint 2013, my problem was that I was trying to "Open with Explorer" something that probably can't be opened with Explorer. In my case, I just wanted to open my team's Shared Documents with Explorer. I found that when I first log into SharePoint and view the page, I'm presented with those Shared Documents, but also other things as well.

To get "Open with Explorer" to work, I must click "Shared Documents" under the Libraries heading on the left. Then, all the other stuff (Links, Getting Started, etc.) go away and I'm focused on my team's shared documents. From there, I can go up to the Library Tools section in the ribbon, choose the Library tab in the ribbon, and click Open with Explorer.

Works like a champ on Windows 7 64-bit, running IE 9 32-bit.