The default look of File Explorer is quite bland ... click the “Change Icon” button, choose your preferred icon from the list ...

Then, press Apply > OK button to apply changes. You won’t see recently used files in File Explorer now. Windows 11 File Explorer has some nice folder icons/ thumbnails set by default.

Now, go to the File menu and click on the Run new task option. Next, type explorer in the Open field and click on the OK button to launch File Explorer. There are multiple shortcut key ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is reportedly working on a big update to the File ...