Windows 8 Windows Explorer Evolves

[Supernova]

Windows Explorer in Windows 8 will evolve with new file management functionality, not just fresh eye candy (through the adoption of the Ribbon / Fluent UI).

Microsoft has confirmed a new experience for “copy jobs” in Windows 8 via the official blog set up to share details of the operating system’s development process with the world.

Alex Simons, a director of program management on the Windows engineering team noted that Windows 8 features improvements to the core file management commands associated with Windows Explorer: copying, moving, renaming, and deleting.

“Our focus is on improving the experience of the person who is doing high-volume copying with Explorer today, who would like more control, more insight into what’s going on while copying, and a cleaner, more streamlined experience,” he stated.

The video embedded at the bottom of this article is a demo of the new Windows Explorer copy jobs enhancements in Windows 8.

According to Simons, the evolution of file management in Windows 8 is an adaptation to the changes in user behavior, since older releases of Windows Explorer are not designed to deal with high-volume jobs or to perform multiple copy jobs concurrently.

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[Digitalbanana]

>Our focus is on improving the experience of the person who is doing high-volume copying with Explorer today, who would like more control, more insight into what’s going on while copying

A 206 billion dollar company and this is what they focus on? Say it isn't so.

[Supernova]

Relax dude, major changes aren't usually announced this early in development. If you look at it from a usability standpoint, this is one change many Windows users (including myself) had hope to see.

As minor a change as it may seem, it's long overdue.