The changes aren’t quite official, but they’re probably coming.
Microsoft is planning to prune some folder management options from File Explorer in Windows 11. The changes appear in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23481 and so are not yet official. But they’re being trialled and are likely to make the jump into a future update for Windows 11 proper.
So, just what is changing? Well, here’s a full breakdown of the items being removed from Folder Options in File Explorer (via Tom’s Hardware):
Hide Folder Merge conflict.
Always show icons, never thumbnails.
Display file icon on thumbnails.
Display file type information on Folder tips.
Hide protected OS files.
Show drive letters.
