File Explorer if you prepare, with Windows 11 23H2to a small revolution.
The file management tool integrated into the operating system, in fact, will get a restyling from an aesthetic point of view, with some improved features and functions. The direction taken by Microsoft in this sense it seems clear: to facilitate navigation and increase user productivity.
In this sense we speak of a new home page, managed by WinUI. Always on the interface side, even the quick access foldersi favorites not recent sections they will be visually revised, offering a more fulfilling user experience than in the past.
For users who logged into Windows using an account Azure Active Directorythe recommended files will appear in a carousel.
In addition, the new File Explorer will be equipped with a revamped address bar, which can distinguish clearly local folders come on cloud. As it is easy to understand, this will make interactions with even easier OneDrive.
Another interesting introduction to say the least will be the new renovated details pane (accessible from the shortcut ALT + Shift + P). This will offer various information about the selected files, from thumbnails to sharing status and much more.
New Windows 11 File Explorer? Not only lights but also shadows…
The aforementioned introduction by Microsoft into its operating system sounds great and, in many ways, it is. There is one big problem: the performance.
At present, in fact, File Explorer is anything but performing. At the moment, during the testing phase, substantial problems have been detected while using the tool, even on hardware of a certain level.
Indeed, a fairly exhaustive tweet in this sense is circulating on Twitter.
Surface Go 2 Base Model (64GB eMMC, 4GB of RAM, Pentium Gold Y series CPU) vs Surface Duo 1 (128GB USA)
Each opening file explorer in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview (Canary Channel) pic.twitter.com/LeOw7H7UjE
— Gustave Monce 🦉 (@gus33000) August 6, 2023
The user Gustav Monce showed all the difficulties of using the new file explorer on Surface Go 2the tablet compatible with Windows 11 cheaper than Microsoft. Stopwatch in hand, we talk about loading times around 15 seconds.
Although the device features entry-level hardware (Processor Intel entry-level, 4 GB in RAM e eMMC memory) similar problems have also been recorded on more powerful computers.
More news to come
The update, scheduled for later this year, doesn’t just work on File Explorer.
In fact, the other innovations concern features such as:
- Il RAR support native;
- The introduction ofdynamic lighting;
- Improvements by Ink.
At present the update is already available for testing in Beta Channelwhich means the release shouldn’t be that far off.