Windows 11 Insider Build: the new Explorer is coming
File Explorer is getting a facelift with new features, the keyboard backlighting will be remote-controlled and you will soon be able to use 21 new emojis. This is what the new Insider Preview build for Windows 11 promises.
Microsoft began rolling out the latest Insider Preview build of Windows 11 on Wednesday. The company writes in its own blog. The focus is particularly on File Explorer. The start page of the explorer now offers the category "Recommended files" so that you can access your frequently used files more quickly. These are displayed together with an image preview and can be controlled using the arrow key. Below this, your favourite and recently used files are displayed.
Source: Microsoft
In future, the File Explorer address bar will differentiate between local and cloud folders and display appropriate information. For example, the current synchronisation status of the folders in OneDrive will be indicated.
The new update also allows you to control the lighting of your peripherals in Windows. Microsoft has integrated a separate menu for this. The function is supported by keyboards and mice that support the open source standard HID LampArray. Currently, these are devices from Acer, Asus, HP, HyperX, Logitech, Razer and Twinkly, although it does not yet work across the board.
Source: Microsoft
Last but not least, Microsoft has implemented version 15.0 of the Unicode standard. This means that there are 21 new emojis under Windows 11.
Microsoft has not yet communicated when the build will reach its final status.Cover image: Microsoft
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