Microsoft is testing a faster File Explorer and a redesigned context menu in Windows 11 preview builds for Insiders, according to BleepingComputer. The Register reports that the context menu update is available in the Experimental Windows Insider Channel, describing it as a visible attempt to address long-running quality complaints around File Explorer and right-click behavior. The work is not a general Windows 11 release yet. Based on the reports, Microsoft is putting the changes in front of Insider testers first, where the company can validate fixes before broader rollout. That distinction matters: these are preview-channel changes, not confirmed production behavior for all Windows users. BleepingComputer, citing Microsoft’s File Explorer team blog post, says the changes focus on speed, performance, reliability, and customer-reported issues. Microsoft’s examples include file renames no longer being interrupted by background file synchronization and case-only filename changes appearing immediately. Those are narrow fixes, but they target the kind of small failures that make a core operating-system workflow feel unreliable. The right-click menu is getting the more visible overhaul. BleepingComputer reports that Microsoft has added a “Customize menu” shortcut at the bottom of the new context menu, sending users to a Settings page where they can adjust what appears. The stated aim is to reduce top-level clutter while keeping common actions accessible. The Register reports that the new menu can restore some Windows 10-style muscle memory. It says Cut, Copy, Paste, Rename, Delete, and Share can be shown inline if the user wants, while commands such as Print can be added and options such as Send to or Create shortcut can be turned off. The Register tested the menu on a spare PC and found the options useful, while noting rough edges consistent with Experimental Channel software. The update also fits a longer pattern of Microsoft revisiting perceived friction in Windows 11. BleepingComputer notes that Microsoft rolled out another set of File Explorer improvements in April and also began testing optional File Explorer preloading to improve launch times and performance. That preloading option could be disabled through File Explorer’s Folder Options, according to the report. The Register frames the move as part of Microsoft’s broader attempt to repair Windows quality perceptions, noting that File Explorer is the part of the operating system many users interact with constantly. Its report also points to Microsoft’s recent move to bring a movable taskbar into Release Preview after that behavior was dropped in Windows 11. For now, the concrete change is limited but meaningful: Microsoft is testing whether File Explorer can feel faster and whether the context menu can become less of a catch-all surface. The next signal is whether these Insider and Experimental Channel changes graduate into more stable Windows 11 channels without losing the customization Microsoft is currently testing. Who benefits: Windows 11 users who rely heavily on file-management workflows benefit if the fixes reduce freezes, reloads, and right-click clutter. Users who preferred the Windows 10 context-menu layout may also gain from the reported inline action options. Who's exposed: The risk is mainly for users and IT teams expecting production stability: these changes are still in Insider or Experimental channels. Any current behavior, menu layout, or icon issue described by testers may change before broader release.