In later versions of Microsoft Windows, starting with Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, Program Manager was replaced by Windows Explorer as the shell, though Windows 95 gave the user an opportunity to choose which shell they preferred during setup.
In later versions of Microsoft Windows, starting with Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, Program Manager was replaced by Windows Explorer as the shell, more specifically the Start Menu which was part of the Shell, which took over organization and launching capabilities. However, Windows 95 still gave the user an option to choose which shell they preferred during setup.