At the Build 2025 developer conference, Microsoft confirmed the development of a new "Advanced" settings page in Windows 11's Settings app, replacing the existing "For developers" page. This page includes various options that may be useful not only for developers but also for regular users.

Notably, some options were previously available in the Dev Home app, whose support was discontinued in May 2025.

The new page is already available in Windows 11 Insider builds 26200.5603 (Dev channel) and 26120.4151 (Beta channel). It can be found at Settings → System → Advanced.

Key features:

• The "Enable long paths" option removes MAX_PATH limitations for Win32 file and directory operations
• "Virtual workspaces" allows enabling/disabling virtual environments like Hyper-V and Windows Sandbox
• "File Explorer + version control" displays Git repository information directly in File Explorer, showing branch, changes (diff), last commit message, and more

Microsoft has also published the Advanced settings page source code on GitHub. The component will receive support and updates via Microsoft Store.

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