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title: File Explorer Version Control Integration
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description: Learn how to use File Explorer + Version Control Integration inside Windows Advanced settings.
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ms.reviewer: cinnamon
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ms.date: 04/11/2025
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# File Explorer Version Control Integration
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**File Explorer Version Control Integration** provides version control information directly in File Explorer. This includes information such as the branch name, last commit author, last commit message, and more.
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![File Explorer Version Control Integration](../images/fe-source.png)
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## How to identify repositories
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In order for File Explorer to display the version control information, Windows has to be made aware of which folders are source code repositories. You can select your repository folders in Windows Advanced Settings > File Explorer settings under the File Explorer + Version Control header.
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![File Explorer Version Control Settings](../images/fe-source-settings.png)

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title: Advanced Windows Settings
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description: Learn about the settings provided in the Advanced page of Windows settings.
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ms.reviewer: cinnamon
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ms.date: 04/10/2025
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# Advanced Windows Settings
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**Advanced Windows settings** is a redesign of the original For Developers page in Windows settings with additional settings to help you be more productive.
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## Prerequisites
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Advanced settings is available in the [Windows Beta channel](https://aka.ms/BetaLatest). ([Check for Windows updates](ms-settings:windowsupdate)).
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## FAQ
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### Why was For Developers renamed to Advanced?
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Majority of the settings available within the For Developers page are useful to folks outside of the developer audience. In order to help users wayfind and discover useful settings, the page was reformatted and renamed to Advanced.
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## Windows Advanced Settings system component open source repository
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In order to provide enhanced functionality to the Advanced settings page, there is an open source system component that lights up features such as [File Explorer version control integration](fe-version-control.md). We welcome your contributions and feedback and you can find the source code for the Windows Advanced Settings system component on [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/sudo).
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