The Verge

Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...

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 ...

Windows 11’s “fast” File Explorer is slower than ever and hogs more RAM

A new test by WindowsLatest shows that Windows 11’s preloaded File Explorer still launches slower than its Windows 10 counterpart, and uses extra RAM in the process. For many users, that upgrade just ...

Microsoft fixes Windows Explorer white flashes in dark mode

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that caused bright white flashes when launching File Explorer in dark mode on Windows 11 ...
PC Gamer

Windows 11 is going to start quietly preloading File Explorer in the background to make it faster, which is a good reminder that you should probably try a different file ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...
HotHardware

Microsoft Is Testing A File Explorer Trick To Speed Up Load Times In Windows 11

The latest Windows Insider build for Windows 11 features numerous performance fixes and additions, especially for File Explorer. One of the fixes, pictured below, is a reorganized right-click context ...
TechSpot

Microsoft finally admits File Explorer is slow, now it's testing a preload fix

Windows XXX: First introduced as "Windows Explorer" back in the Windows 95 era, File Explorer has been an integral part of the PC operating system for decades. File Explorer now serves double duty as ...

New Windows 11 Insider Build Brings File Explorer and Settings Connectors for AI Agents

The Windows 11 25H2 preview build 26220.7344 enables the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that will allow AI ...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update improves and breaks dark mode

Microsoft is now working on a fix for a brief white screen flash when opening File Explorer.
PC World

Microsoft is making ‘Ask Copilot’ more prominent in Windows File Explorer

For a while now, it’s been possible to right-click on a file in Windows File Explorer and select the Ask Copilot option, which launches the Copilot app with the file in question as part of the prompt.
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Microsoft's fix for slow File Explorer: load it before you need it

Windows Insider build intros background loading for faster launches, sidestepping questions about app's sluggishness Microsoft is tackling File Explorer's sluggish launch times - not by stripping out ...
PC World

Window 11 pilots File Explorer access for AI apps like Claude

Microsoft is testing a new integration in Windows 11’s File Explorer that could allow AI apps—such as Anthropic Claude and Manus—to request access to files, reports Windows Latest. While the files ...