Windows 11 includes modern context menus, but on the other hand, it also sports changes that aren't everybody's bag.

For instance, the initial form of the operating system lacked the most popular refresh option in the context menu pretty much everywhere, therefore which makes it impossible for users to refresh the content they're looking at.

The only method to refresh a folder or the desktop was to access the old context menu options, also linked in the modern version of the context menu, although it is obvious that an extra step for such a simple task isn't at all convenient.

Microsoft eventually addressed this shortcoming on the desktop, bringing the refresh menu option back for Windows 11 users. However, this only happened on the desktop and never everywhere over the OS.

Other ways to refresh folders

But a feedback post within the Windows Feedback calls for Microsoft to make it happen in folders as well, using the suggestion already receiving over 300 upvotes.

Microsoft engineer Jen Gentleman has already taken care of immediately the suggestion, though she hasn't confirmed the refresh button is returning everywhere across Windows 11. Gentleman, however, highlighted other methods to refresh the files in a folder.

"Appreciate the feedback - it's been distributed to the team for future consideration. While Refresh isn't currently a top level option when right clicking a folder in File Explorer, for which it's worth, you are able to click the refresh button directly in the address bar without needing to open the context menu at all (and for those who prefer keyboard access, you are able to press F5 to refresh a folder)," she said.

Of course, there's no confirmation of the possible return from the refresh option in folders, but many likely, it's probably only a matter of time until this occurs with all this is such a small update anyway.