file operations

Microsoft has quietly begun fixing one of Windows 11’s most persistent visual annoyances: the long-neglected file operation (copy/move/delete/permission) dialogs are finally receiving proper dark‑mode styling in Insider preview builds, and the work is rolling out in stages rather than as a...

After nearly a decade of half-finished theming work, Windows 11’s Dark Mode finally begins to behave like a coherent system feature: preview builds now render many of the long‑standing white “flashbang” file‑operation dialogs in dark chrome, while Microsoft simultaneously adjusts the platform’s...

Microsoft’s long‑running dark‑mode problem is beginning to look less like an unfinished promise and more like a deliberate, staged repair: recent Windows Insider and Release Preview builds contain code that darkens a cluster of previously glaring white file‑operation dialogs, and community...

Microsoft’s latest Insider preview activity delivers the first tangible repair to a long-running visual grievance: several legacy file-operation dialogs in Windows 11 are now respecting the system Dark theme in test builds, reducing the jarring white “flash” users have endured for years while...

Microsoft appears to be closing one of Windows’ longest-running cosmetic grievances: preview builds released in August 2025 show legacy file‑operation dialogs and several system prompts finally obeying the system Dark theme, reducing the jarring white “flash” that has plagued Dark Mode since the...

Microsoft has quietly begun to fix one of Windows 11’s most persistent frictions: the sudden, blinding white dialogs that have long broken the illusion of a system-wide Dark Mode. Recent Insider preview builds include dark-themed file-operation dialogs — copy/move progress windows, delete...

For millions of Windows 11 users the “dark mode” experience has felt unfinished for years — that may finally be changing as Microsoft pushes dark-themed treatments into long-neglected File Explorer dialogs in recent Insider builds, with the first visible changes appearing in Build 26100.5061...

Microsoft has quietly started theming Windows 11’s long-neglected legacy file-operation dialogs to respect Dark Mode, turning the previously blinding white copy/move/progress and error pop-ups into a darker, less jarring experience for users running the system theme set to Dark. Background For...

Windows 11’s dark mode just got noticeably less embarrassing — Microsoft has started rolling dark themes into file-operation dialogs in recent preview builds, and that fix finally addresses one of the most frequently-complained-about “flashbang” moments users hit when copying, moving, or...

Windows 11’s dark theme has been a work in progress for years; this week’s Insider activity shows Microsoft quietly closing one of the more glaring gaps by pushing dark-mode treatment to additional file operation dialogs — but the rollout is partial, fragile, and currently only reachable to...

Windows 11’s steady evolution has consistently delivered both big leaps and incremental refinements, and for those who keep an eye on the ever-shifting terrain of the Insider Beta and Dev channels, some particularly practical improvements are now making their way to the File Explorer. While File...

Hello and Happy New Year. I’d like some advice and suggestions on how to perform a specific task involving batch renaming a large group of folders. I want to rename over 5,000 folders a certain way. I don’t have to rename them all at once. They are all in one central folder, at least for now...

Hello, I need to copy all files in 6 diretories to another device using only one diretory but with all files the files only. Idon't want to replicate the original directiories in the new directory. On the files belonging the original directories. Because if I use /s he copies all the original...

Windows 11 brings refinement to contextual file operations in the right-click context menu and share dialog. These are extensible by apps, including unpackaged Win32 apps. The context menu is one of the most popular and useful shell extensions. If you are already in File Explorer or on the...

Windows 11 brings refinement to contextual file operations in the right-click context menu and share dialog. These are extensible by apps, including unpackaged Win32 apps. The context menu is one of the most popular and useful shell extensions. If you are already in File Explorer or on the...

I have a folder present in windows , which i am mounting from mac side using smb. Into this mounted location i'm trying to write a new file over the network. After writing the data into the file , the handle is closed. Now i need to rename the file over network from mac side . So for that...

I have a folder called 'PG'. I "Cut' this folder and then attempt to 'Paste' it under a folder called 'XXX' which does not have a folder beneath it called 'PG'. When I attempt to do the 'Paste' operation I get a message in a "Confirm Folder Replace" dialog: "The destination already contains a...

I sometimes copy/move multiple files + folders within WinExplorer by Drag&Drop to another folder where these files & folder already exist (as an older version with the same name). Then always a popup prompt appears aksing me if I want to - replace the old existing files - cancel the operation -...

Hey, guys! Here is a simple way to backup and restore your Start screen. 1) Extract the .zip to your desktop. 2) Open START. 3) Right-click on BACKUP START and replace my username (ALEX) with yours. Repeat this step for RESTORE START. I wanted to add a variable so that you didn't have to do...

Fixes an issue in which a computer freezes randomly, and you cannot access the computer. This issue occurs in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or in Windows 7 SP1. More...