If you click the ellipses button (three dots) in the toolbar, you can select “Options” and bring up a “Folder Options” window that looks nearly identical to the one currently found in Windows 10, albeit with a few new icons replacing old ones. The File Explorer Options menu is a good example. Not everything is new in the Windows 11 Insider Preview-there are plenty of legacy dialogs lurking behind the scenes. RELATED: How to Enable Dark Mode in Windows 10 Folder Options When paired with a dark version of the Windows 11 desktop background (thanks to the dark theme in Settings > Personalization > Themes), you get an attractive overall experience. Like Windows 10, Windows 11 includes the option to use a dark window theme that’s easier on the eyes in dark environments. RELATED: How to Make Windows Desktop Icons Extra Large or Extra Small Dark Mode Like with Windows 10, you can show all icons in a variety of sizes, quickly changing them with the right-click menu or by holding Ctrl and scrolling your mouse wheel. It’s a special folder (that lives in your User folder in the file system) that can hold files, folders, and shortcuts just like every release of Windows going back to Windows 95. The desktop in Windows 11 operates almost exactly like the desktop in Windows 10. RELATED: A Visual History of Windows Icons: From Windows 1 to 11 The Desktop It also includes new File Explorer icons that represent generic folders, documents, and special folders like “Pictures” and “Downloads.” Windows 11 is no exception, and it includes a fresh set of colorful icons for its built-in apps with a flat, shaded look to them.
RELATED: Windows 95 Turns 25: When Windows Went Mainstream New IconsĪlmost every new major version of Windows has brought along a set of new icons for the ride.
Between Windows 95 and Windows 10, these have been written out in a list. If you select an item and right-click, you’ll see a series of icons that represent the common cut, copy, paste, rename, and delete operations.
One of the most dramatic shifts away from tradition in Windows 11 File Explorer comes from the new right-click (context) menu. You can pin items to it, move them around by dragging with your mouse, and access quick shortcuts to special folders, drives, and network shares. The sidebar in each Windows 11 File Explorer window operates almost identically to the sidebar in Windows 10.
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