Microsoft continues to work on the File Explorer of the future for Windows and updates it with important improvements

If there is a Windows functionality that has been with us almost since the beginning of time, it is File Explorer. A basic utility to be able to get the most out of our operating system and essential to be able to find and manage all the files on our machine.

A function that, however, and despite being one of the most used, has paradoxically been one of those that has evolved the least over the years, or at least has done so less if we compare it with other improvements introduced in successive versions of Windows.This is something that especially noticeable in Windows 10, where the design change is more palpable A stagnation that, however and despite what it may seem, is not such.

A fresher and more current aesthetic

And it is that secretly, from Microsoft they have been working on a transformation of File Explorer It was there, but hidden from view , so much so that we must activate it on our own to be able to appreciate the changes Now, it is once again the protagonist, as the company has continued working on it and has Updated again with new features.

To be able to appreciate these improvements, we must be testing a version equal to or later than Build 15063 Windows 10, that is, belonging to Windows Creators Update. This will not be difficult, since we are already on Windows 10 April 2018 Update, the most recent version of Windows 10 waiting for the one that is coming this fall.If this is the case, we can appreciate among the novelties, additions that facilitate the use of the Explorer.

This is the case of the support for drag and drop between windows, improvements when using the copy/paste function, a new option to cut and even some visual improvements with a more polished graphical interface. These are the improvements we will see:

• Improved drag and drop support.
• The use of the right mouse button in the menu has been optimized.
• Improved copy and paste system similar to legacy File Explorer.
• Added a new cut option.
• You can set images as wallpaper directly from the Browser.
• S have added UI buttons to the top, which previously appeared at the bottom of the application.

The truth is that visually it is much more attractive, that is undeniable, but after spending months using it looking to give it opportunities I must confess I still like the performance that classic File Explorer offers. It will be necessary to wait for his heir to improve and acquire more functions to be able to compare them on equal terms.

Source | Windows Central