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Windows 11 Quietly Mandates Enterprise File Explorer Group Policy Controls
In episode 95 of The Windows Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a quiet but consequential addition to Windows 11: new Group Policy settings that let IT admins control File Explorer's interface, context menus, and default views across thousands of machines. Lucas explains how Microsoft's latest enterprise build, version 24H2, introduces over a dozen policies under 'Windows Components > File Explorer' that were previously only achievable via registry hacks or third-party tools. He walks through the specific policy that disables the modern context menu in favor of the classic one, and another that…
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