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The app can now display dual panes vertically as well as horizontally.

Previously, the app could only show dual panes side-by-side.

Files app on Windows

The third-party file explorer “Files” now supports two dual pane orientations.

Dual pane mode creates to areas within Files that you might navigate.

It looks and acts similar tosplit screen mode in Microsoft Edge.

Files |$8.99 at Microsoft Store

This third-party file management app is gorgeous.

Files | $8.99 at Microsoft Store

The Files app now supports a vertical layout when using dual pane mode.

It also packs in many features that are not available in Microsoft’s official File Explorer on Windows 11.

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The Files app now supports a vertical layout when using dual pane mode.

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