Microsoft Finally Fixing File Explorer and the Context Menu
Microsoft says the update cuts clutter and lets users hide or reorder menu items after complaints about freezes, sluggishness and workflow disruptions.
- Microsoft recently updated File Explorer and the context menu in the Experimental Windows Insider Channel, introducing a new "Customize menu" feature allowing users to tailor their right-click experience.
- Addressing years of bloat that made Windows menus "cluttered and sluggish", the update resolves user frustrations where simplified Windows 11 design forced reliance on older, legacy menus.
- Enabling the feature via Vivetool allows users to access a new Settings screen to toggle specific commands like Send to, Print, and Copy as path, reducing top-level clutter.
- Microsoft's broader quality initiative aims to "win back" fans, acknowledging that "a single freeze while renaming a file" or slow interaction outweighs dozens of smooth interactions.
- Available in the latest Windows 11 Insider build, these experimental changes may reach all Windows users by the end of the year pending positive feedback.
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Microsoft finally fixing File Explorer and the Context Menu
Microsoft's making some major changes to File Explorer and the context menu in order to resolve quality issues and offer more user flexibility when you right click. "Windows" and "quality" are rarely used positively together, something Microsoft admitted this year. Even the company's boss, Satya Nadella, noted that the company needed to "win back" its fans. For many Windows users, the face of the operating system is File Explorer, and the applic…
Microsoft fundamentally revised the right-click menu of Windows 11. It should become less overloaded and more customizable and also start faster.
Microsoft has started to test a faster file explorer as well as a revised, more tidy context menu in Windows 11 preview versions for insiders. According to the Explorer team, the changes are mainly aimed at more speed, reliability and the repair of customer feedback. In the future, file renamings will no longer be interrupted by a synchronisation running in the background, and changes in uppercase and lowercase file names will appear immediately.
Microsoft finally handles complaints and improves the File Explorer and the Windows 11 context menu. The new update, available on the Experimental Channel, promises to resolve freezes and add options to recover the classic Windows 10 experience. *** Explorer Enhancements: Microsoft has been working for months to remove mysterious freezes and improve overall tool performance. Renewed Context Menu: The new version adds options for those who prefer…
Microsoft rebuilds the context menu of Windows 11. The right-click should become clearer and you can decide which entries will appear there in the future. This article has been sorted under Download, Operating Systems: The best OS for PC and Smartphone, System, Windows 11.
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