Security News > 2023 > May > Microsoft testing improved Explorer details pane, Windows Spotlight

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 dev build that modernizes the File Explorer details pane, improves the Windows Spotlight lock screen feature, and expands the "Notification badging" rollout in the Start menu.

"We are introducing a modernized details pane in File Explorer designed to help you easily access related content, stay up to date with file activity, and collaborate without even opening a file," said Microsoft's Amanda Langowski and Brandon LeBlanc.

With this Windows Insider build, two different designs for Windows Spotlight are now also being tested.

Microsoft also announced today that it would start expanding the rollout of what it calls "Notification badging" for Microsoft accounts-that some may consider ads for the company's other products, including Microsoft 365 and OneDrive-on the Windows 11 Start menu.

"A Microsoft account is what connects Windows to your Microsoft apps, backs up all of your data, helps you manage subscriptions, and where you can add extra security steps so you're never locked out of your account," Langowski and LeBlanc said today.

Microsoft says users can manage these notifications by going to Personalization > Start in the Windows 11 Settings app.

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