Windows 11's File Explorer is finally giving the squiggly ~ key a job, sending it straight to the user folder
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The brief
"Windows 11's File Explorer is finally giving the squiggly ~ key a job, sending it straight to the user folder" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include heise online, makeuseof.com, Neowin and Windows Central. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Insider Previews bring the path ~ to Windows heise online · 20h ago
- The most neglected key on your keyboard is becoming a Windows 11 Shortcut makeuseof.com · 20h ago
- Windows 11 is getting a shortcut that makes jumping into AppData much easier Neowin · 20h ago
- Microsoft dropped five new Windows Insider builds Windows Central · 20h ago
- Windows 11's File Explorer is finally giving the squiggly ~ key a job, sending it straight to the user folder Windows Latest · 20h ago
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