New, updated concept (V4) can be seen here! V4 is much more consistent with MS's Windows 10 design as well: fav.me/d93y6td

This is a constant WIP. I have submitted this on the Windows subreddit (redd.it/2w3xi7) for others to see and so I can get some more criticizing and critiquing on the concept, and I work on it and update it.

If you want, you can vote for this design on the Windows 10 UserVoice! windows.uservoice.com/forums/2…

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Another Windows 10 File Explorer concept! I know I have released two other Windows 10 Explorer concepts recently, but this one is much different than the others in many aspects!

I present to you... a Windows Explorer ribbon... reimagined! As you can see in the concept, I completely replaced the Ribbon menu seen in Windows 8 with a new touch AND click-friendly simpler Quick Access Menu! This Quick Access Menu has all the same functions as the Ribbon has but it takes up MUCH less vertical room, all functions are there at a glance, it removes the need for the Quick Access Toolbar, and it is more straightforward and to-the-point than the Ribbon is.

The little down arrows by some of the buttons, when clicked/touched, would reveal less commonly used buttons related to the buttons they're next to. The buttons that you can see at a glance are buttons that are more frequently used; such as New folder.

A NOTE: The 3-line hamburger button in the top left corner of the File Explorer is equivalent to the File button/menu present on Windows 8... so those functions would also still be there in this concept.

File Explorer could be so much more if MS would let it. I especially think they need to work on TABS and they should have a greatly enhanced Navigation Pane, the one that's currently implemented is years old and has hardly changed. It has a lot of room for improvement. When comparing Windows' Nav. Pane to Mac OS X, Apple's is quite superior in functionality and customization. The current one in Windows is so limiting and basic. Because there are screens of all sizes being used, it's important to maintain as much space as possible, in my concept I do my best to make more room for viewing items and less scrolling in the File Explorer.

Some features such as RAM/CPU usage, tab previews, and updates bubbles would OF COURSE be an optional feature.

What do you think of the concept, and the redesigned Ribbon idea?

By the way, the reimagined Ribbon wasn't an original idea of mine, it's inspired by the new Office 2016 design, which is made to be friendly for touch and mouse/keyboard simultaneously: blogs.office.com/2015/02/04/ne…

_{All elements in this concept are designed by me (but many icons are based off of pre-existing icons owned by MS and other companies)}