Microsoft continues to improve Windows 11 with storage menu fixes and changes to FAT32

It seems Microsoft is hard at work implementing its Windows 11 improvement plan that was announced last month. Recently, they have reduced Copilot integration in certain native apps, such as Notepad, and have even started cleaning up Control Panel settings a bit. They still have a long way to go, but it seems like changes are starting to roll in one after another.

Apparently, Microsoft is now also paying attention to minor system functions. For the latest Insider Preview build of Windows 11, a couple of key changes have been made to storage management features. The most notable change is the removal of the FAT32 volume size limit, which was arbitrarily set to 32GB. With the latest Windows 11 build, the limit for FAT32 volumes has been increased to 2TB.

While FAT32 is no longer part of everyday use for most PC users, it is still the file system used by legacy devices. Increasing the volume limit is a welcome change for users who are still using this format. It should be noted that the increased limit is for the "volume", not the files, which remain at a 4GB size limit.

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Another noticeable update in the new Insider Preview concerns the Storage menu. Microsoft has removed the UAC prompt that appears when opening the storage menu, improving the menu's overall responsiveness. There are a few more minor changes under the hood, but the result is that the Storage settings menu is now more responsive and loads faster in the new Insider Build.

So it seems like Microsoft is finally working to improve the Windows 11 user experience, late as it may be. They have already made promises regarding improvements to Windows Search and the replacement of web apps with native apps. It will be interesting to see how quickly Microsoft can bring these promises to fruition and whether the end product will lead to any tangible shift in user narrative.