Microsoft’s design lead says users “can feel” Windows 11 speeding up, confirms major improvements this fall

At a Windows Insider meetup, Microsoft showed off an “instantaneous” File Explorer, according to one tester who shared the details with us. And now, Microsoft’s design and research lead Marcus Ash has sent an email to users saying early testers can already feel improvements in Windows 11’s responsiveness, with more changes planned for this fall.

Over the past few months, Windows has improved significantly in Insider builds. For example, File Explorer now loads faster, even without preloading, and its context menu has been decluttered. You can also customize it and remove items you do not like.

But most of you won’t notice much of this yet because many of the changes are ONLY available to Windows Insiders.

Some have begun shipping to consumers, such as the movable taskbar and resizable Start menu, but thanks to Windows 11’s gradual rollout, you may not see them on your PC yet unless you choose to force-enable them.

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