Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

Microsoft's solution for the sluggish Windows 11 File Explorer is more of a workaround than a proper fix. To boost response times, the OS now preloads ...

Hooray, Microsoft is making File Explorer faster, but it's still slower than Windows 10 and consumes more RAM. Boo

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

Windows 11's cure for File Explorer works – I just wish Microsoft would fix things properly rather than fudge them

Latest flak fired at Windows 11 over performance is a fuss about nothing – but it still shines a light on one of Microsoft's ...
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Microsoft's plan to speed up File Explorer in Windows 11 backfires: double the RAM, still slow

Microsoft's plan to fix the slow performance of File Explorer in Windows 11 involves having the app pre-load on startup, and ...
Windows Report

How To Use Drag And Drop In File Explorer To Move Files

Windows 11 File Explorer drag and drop gives you a simple way to organize files without extra menus. You can move items, copy them, or create shortcuts with these steps. You can move or copy items ...
Windows Report

Microsoft is Moving Photos Viewing Out of Phone Link App to File Explorer

If you’ve used Phone Link on Windows 11 to quickly browse photos from your Android phone or iPhone, there’s some bad news for you. Microsoft has started notifying users that the photo viewing feature ...