Windows 11’s latest Canary build quietly fixes one of File Explorer’s longest‑standing visual inconsistencies: the classic Folder Options dialog finally respects dark mode.

If you’re on Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1673 in the Canary Channel, opening File Explorer and heading to Folder Options no longer blasts you with a bright white legacy-style dialog while the rest of the shell is in dark mode. Microsoft says it’s “continuing to make improvements to the dark mode experience in File Explorer” and specifically calls out a “consistent dark mode experience in the Folder Options dialog.” In practice, that means the background, borders, and controls now better match the modern File Explorer design instead of feeling like a leftover from Windows 7.​

This change is part of a broader wave of visual cleanup in Windows 11, where Microsoft has been methodically updating older Win32-style dialogs and system surfaces to align with the Fluent design language and dark theme. For power users who live in Folder Options to tweak view settings, enable hidden items, or manage file type behavior, this is a small but welcome quality‑of‑life upgrade that makes dark mode feel less like a half-finished theme and more like a first-class experience.