Windows 11 Insider Preview: Customize User Folder Name & New Recovery Tools

March 22, 2026 Rachel Kim – Technology Editor Technology

Microsoft is streamlining the process of naming user profile folders, renaming the Drag Tray feature to Drop Tray, and expanding restore-to-point-in-time capabilities within Windows 11. These updates, along with other enhancements previously detailed in the Release Preview Channel, arrived in the Beta Channel (Build 26220.8062) and Dev Channel (Build 26300.8068) on March 13, 2026.

Previously, customizing the user profile folder name required utilizing the command line during Windows 11 installation. Microsoft is now removing this barrier, allowing users to specify the folder name directly within the initial setup process. The option will appear during the out-of-box experience when prompted to name the computer, with a link expanding a field for the desired name. This setting cannot be changed after initial configuration.

Restore to a point in time, initially introduced last year, is designed to aid organizations in recovering computers that fail to boot, stemming from incidents like the CrowdStrike compromise. The feature, first available to Insiders in late November, allows users to revert to a previous system state. Microsoft has refined the user interface for this functionality. The updated experience centers around a dialog box accessible through User Account Control (UAC) prompts.

The revised interface displays available restore points and provides more detailed information about the system version to which the user will revert. A recommendation to connect the computer to a power source has been added, and the system now provides more specific details regarding the version of Windows being restored.

The Drag Tray, a feature for file sharing, has been renamed to Drop Tray. In a previous build, the share panel was reduced in size to minimize obstruction. Microsoft currently labels the feature as “drag and drop compartment” within the Czech language version of Windows 11, indicating a potential translation issue. The setting for Drop Tray is being moved from the “Nearby Sharing” section in the standard Windows 11 settings to the “Multitasking” section under System settings.

A complete list of changes is available on the Windows Insider Blog.