Microsoft finally fixing File Explorer and the Context Menu
"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 application has suffered from feature overload, poorly thought-through design choices, and a general feeling of instability and sluggishness. However, the Context Menu has had perhaps a bigger visible overhaul in a shorter time.
- ▪"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 application has suffered from feature overload, poorly thought-t
- ▪However, the Context Menu has had perhaps a bigger visible overhaul in a shorter time.
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