Use the following fixes if File Explorer freezes when renaming files on your system. Before proceeding, check for Windows Update. Install the update (if available) and see if this fixes the issue. If ...

Microsoft continues improving Windows 11 File Explorer with faster startup, fewer hangs, and reduced background activity.

In brief: If you frequently deal with zipped files, File Explorer should soon perform notably better during extraction. Developers have optimized the feature in the latest Windows 11 Preview Build. It ...

Windows 11 Release Preview KB5089570 brings Xbox Mode, AI taskbar agents, and File Explorer improvements to Insiders on version 26H1.

Microsoft has released the KB5070311 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 systems, which includes 49 changes, including fixes for File Explorer freezes and search issues. KB5070311 is an optional ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft released optional Windows 11 update KB5070311, which brings several new features and improvements to the operating system, including File Explorer changes like “a more ...

Modern UI upgrade: The legacy File Explorer properties dialog is being replaced with a sleek WinUI 3 version that supports ...

Update KB5051987, released last week for Windows 11 24H2, was supposed to bring important security fixes and quality-of-life improvements. However, some users who installed the cumulative February ...

Microsoft has released a new Canary build 27938 for Windows 11 Insiders with improvements like bug fixes and new features. Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build for Insiders flighting the ...

Editor's take: Windows 11 brought a slew of UI changes and "improvements" few users welcome. File Explorer's state is particularly dire, yet Microsoft shows no sign of backing off its relentless quest ...