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The Windows 11 Explorer is also buggy as shit. They still haven't solved the issue where folders within the Download folder randomly enable grouping again. Or you know, where you could click on the address bar and see the full path to the download folder, instead you see the word Download. Great fucking Job. They butchered the W10 explorer, painted it gold, and tapped themselves on the shoulder.

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Well, and added tabs, which is really the best part.

I have that on Windows 10 for all applications instead of just Explorer: https://www.stardock.com/products/groupy/

Reminds me of the Haiku window manager a little[1]

1. https://www.haiku-os.org/docs/userguide/en/gui.html

Of course there are many (many) alternatives, Norton Commander being one of the first.

I work in IT (for many, many years).. support hundreds of computers, and don't have the luxury of configuring each to my liking. I have to use the tools that are available and learned a long time ago to make due with with Windows explorer.

Hell no. There's already a taskbar --- although that's another thing they've managed to screw up in Win11.

There is a setting (maybe on by default?) you just click in the location bar and it turns back into an editble text field like normal.

Not what I mean

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