Microsoft has just released a new Windows 11 update to Insiders. Build 25136 will introduce tabs in File Explorer and dynamic widgets in the taskbar.
Tabs will finally arrive in Windows 11 File Explorer. In the latest build deployed in the developer channel for Insider members, Microsoft is revamping the navigation system of one of the most important modules of its operating system . The firm also unveils new dynamic widgets that take place in the taskbar and takes the opportunity to update NotePad and the Media Player.
Tabbed browsing in File Explorer
With the deployment of build 25136, the first good news is that Microsoft is finally conceding to revamp its copy of File Explorer by inaugurating, hopefully for good, a tabbed navigation system. The Redmond company had already tried a similar experience in a Preview of Windows 10 before finally changing its mind.
A few weeks ago, independent developers had found in the code of the operating system, a hidden option that allowed them to be activated. The functionality had however disappeared in the following builds, suggesting that Microsoft could reserve this new function for a cumulative update rather than for a major update of its OS, which is now confirmed.
The developers of the Redmond firm have also refreshed the interface of the navigation column located to the left of the window. Its organization has been revised to facilitate access to the pinned directories that you use most frequently as well as to your OneDrive storage space. In addition, the native directories of the system change location in order to isolate the section This PC for easier access to your storage devices.
Dynamic widgets in the taskbar
This new build is also an opportunity for Microsoft to make some changes to the taskbar of its OS. In addition to the weather widget updated in real time, the Californian company wants to introduce new dynamic widgets in the taskbar. The objective is to make the free space of the latter more useful, by displaying information updated in real time, whether it is news alerts or, for example, the score of your football team. favourite.
In parallel with the deployment of this build, Microsoft announced the arrival for Insiders of new versions of Notepad and Media Player. The ARM64 version of Notepad has been optimized and should now be faster and perform better, especially when scrolling through very large files. As for the Media Player, it now allows you to pull songs and albums from your collection by date of addition.
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