Today, we'll be taking a look at a crucial part of the OS - from an end-user perspective -, namely, File Explorer.įor the purpose of this hands-on, we'll be taking a look at Windows 11 build 22000.194 that was released to the Beta Channel a couple of days ago versus a publicly available and up-to-date Windows 10 (version 21H1 build 19043.1237). So far, we have taken a look at Search, Widgets, the Start menu, Snap Layouts and Snap Groups, the Taskbar, quick settings and notifications, Virtual Desktops, power and battery settings, and default apps configurations in Windows 11. Windows 11's general availability is just a couple of weeks away, and while we have covered its main features from a bird's eye-view already, we have also been diving deeper into the capabilities on offer to provide our thoughts on the changes via our Closer Look series too.

We'll be using the Tweet to draw winners sometime next week!įull disclosure, winners are: and Look: File Explorer in Windows 11 We have five licenses of StartAllBack to give away, all you have to do is ensure that you follow on Twitter and retweet the above tweet that we've embedded, alternatively if you are blocking javascript, here's a link to it. The app is also included in the Rectify 11 project, which aims to provide Windows 11 clean installs with some visual fixes, as well as including StartAllBack as the default Start menu. StartAllBack costs $4.99, or $1.50 if you are upgrading from StartIsBack. So if you are looking for an app to restore the Windows 10 Start menu in Windows 11, this is not for you. That last point is the kicker, this app appears to mostly emulate the Windows 7 Start menu. It restores the File Explorer UI and context menus, improved with Mica and Acrylic effects, as well as the classic start menu derived from Windows 7.

So what does it do? StartAllBack restores taskbar from Windows 10, adopted with Windows 11 features and look.

Namely: the stubborn taskbar, slow File Explorer with cut context menus and the 'quite cringe start menu' (their words, not ours). StartAllBack has been updated to 3.0, you may remember this program by the name StartIsBack, well according to the developer it now has a new name and a new focus for Windows 11 UI shortcomings that are plaguing early adopters. StartAllBack 3.0 released to address Windows 11 UI shortcomings, and a giveaway

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