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How to Access Downloads on PC

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1. From any screen on windows, press the windows key on your keyboard (it should look like a window, four small squares close together)

Windows button pop up menu, with a search bar at the top and app icons in the center

2. The windows menu should open up, with a search bar at the top. Start typing "File Explorer" on your keyboard.

The windows button pop up menu, with "file" typed into the search bar, and the "File Explorer" app icon shown as the "best match"

3. Select the "File Explorer" app icon, the "File Explorer" application will then open

The File Explorer application opened, with the "Downloads" button boxed in.

4. Select the "Downloads" button on the far left menu.

The File Explorer application opened to the "downloads" folder

Now you're in the "Downloads" folder on your PC.