Despite record-breaking quarterly income reports, Microsoft hasn't exactly had a good track record with end users lately, particularly around Windows 11 and/or its 25H2 update. There's no shortage of bugs with every point release, and the latest one can be described as annoying and amusing in equal parts. In the latest preview release (KB5070311), when Windows is set to dark mode, several parts of Explorer will flash bright white before displaying their contents, Bleeping Computer reports.
The bug can be triggered in multiple ways: simply navigating to or from Home or Gallery (including an initial launch to Home), creating a new tab, enabling or disabling the Details pane, or selecting More Details when copying files. The only workaround is to disable dark mode entirely. It's worth noting that the preview build specifically says Explorer "now offers a more consistent dark mode experience". The irony here is palpable.
