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Windows 11’s File Explorer is looking more modern.

Microsoft has started testing a modern details pane for File Explorer in Windows 11. It’s part of a bunch of changes in the Dev Channel, including a Facebook notifications widget, animated widget icons in the taskbar, and improvements to narrator in Microsoft Excel. Here’s hoping File Explorer will eventually get the kind of overhaul that was in this recent Windows 12 fan concept.

Another area in File Explorer gets a modern look.
Another area in File Explorer gets a modern look.
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