The control used is a ListBox, and not a ListView, because we're dealing with pre-Windows 95 software here. As a consequence, you can't use Ctrl+Arrow Keys to move the selection, and Space to toggle selection for a file. Yet you can ctrl+click files.
Good. There wasn't much that needed changing anyway, it was nearly perfect as-is.
Quite fast. Faster than the current explorer.
TIL that Microsoft has been maintaining the original Windows File Manager for the last 30+ years.
they don't have the expertise? oh right, since it takes 10 seconds to load a right click context menu on the desktop in w11, no wonder /s
MS hate aside, Windows 11 Explorer is a thing of beauty.
> We realize this may come as a shock and disappointment to our contributors but we simply do not have the expertise or resources within the organization to continue to maintain this project.
Resources ... Okay. What truly comes as a shock is the fact that Microsoft says they don't have expertise to continue this project. I mean, who is building Windows then? It's the same building blocks, no?!