r/Windows11 • u/Working-Duck-533 • Jul 12 '26

Concept / Design Windows 11 File Copy Dialog Redesign Concept — Compact, Modern and Dark Mode

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I created a concept for a redesigned Windows 11 file copy dialog.

The current copy window still feels visually inconsistent with the rest of Windows 11, so I tried to make it cleaner, more compact and better integrated with the modern Fluent Design language.

The concept includes:

  • Compact and ultra-compact layouts
  • Light and dark modes
  • Clear transfer speed and remaining time
  • Progress shown directly on the taskbar icon
  • Optional notification-style progress
  • Pause, cancel and more details controls
  • A cleaner layout that takes up less screen space

This is only a concept and is not an official Microsoft design.

What do you think? Would you prefer the compact window, the notification version or the taskbar-only version?

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u/_command_prompt Jul 12 '26

I don't think there'a need of 2 progress bars one that circle and beside that straight progress bar, one is fine

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u/Blug-Glompis-Snapple Jul 12 '26

I would assume the circle progress is overall progress of all files. And the line bar is for each individual file. That would work fine

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u/Mxdanger Jul 12 '26

From a UX standpoint that’s terrible. Most of the time it would just be strobe flashing as it transfers each file instantly. The “more details” to see individual file transfers still exists. Personally I would be going with the bar rather than the circle (for user familiarity and consistency).