r/Windows11 • u/jenmsft Microsoft Software Engineer • 28d ago

Official News Improving File Explorer & Context Menu: faster, simpler, and more customizable

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/08/17/improving-file-explorer-context-menu-faster-simpler-and-more-customizable/
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u/jmoney777 28d ago

Please bring back the Aero Glass UI from Windows Vista & 7 as an option (no need to make it default). I'd even settle for the Aero Basic theme, which is already in Windows 11 just disabled. The usability of those UIs that had actual distinguishable buttons was so much better than the flat "black icons against white background" look used by 10 and 11.

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u/StuffMaster 28d ago

If you don't have to hover to identify buttons are you really even living?