Preloading (or pre-caching) is meant to speed up the load times of File Explorer, which have, so far, been a major downgrade ...

Microsoft is making some changes to the File Explorer in Windows 11 that will make it less cluttered and launch faster. The ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out KB5070311 for Windows 11 version 25H2 (build 26200.7309) and 24H2 (build 26100.7309), and it ...

Latest flak fired at Windows 11 over performance is a fuss about nothing – but it still shines a light on one of Microsoft's ...

Microsoft has reorganized certain settings in the File Explorer of the latest Windows 11 Insider build to make it faster and ...

Microsoft's effort to preload File Explorer in the background to make it snappier doesn't seem to be as effective as you may ...

Microsoft finally trims the Windows 11 right-click menu. We tested the new compact File Explorer context menu in Insider ...

Everyone has to deal with File Explorer. It is, after all, the Windows feature you use to get around the file system, organize data, copy and move folders, access external drives, and more. Over the ...

Preloading makes Windows 11 File Explorer open faster than before, at ~30MB extra RAM. Despite gains, Windows 11's preloaded Explorer still lags Windows 10's Explorer in open/close speed. That ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 preview build in Dev/Beta channels, offering users the chance to try improved context menus in File Explorer, the new full-screen Xbox experience, and more.

Microsoft is integrating a variety of AI agents directly into the Windows 11 taskbar, including its own Microsoft 365 Copilot ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.