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 ...

Preloading (or pre-caching) is meant to speed up the load times of File Explorer, which have, so far, been a major downgrade compared to Windows 10. Microsoft is testing loading File Explorer into ...

Microsoft has rolled out a background-preloading update for File Explorer in Windows 11 Insider builds. The feature is ...

Windows 11’s 2025 Patch Tuesday update (KB5072033) rolls out with a full File Explorer dark mode, Settings and taskbar ...

A fresh Monday build for Windows 11 26H1 in the Canary Channel is now rolling out, offering a massive list of changes and new ...

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'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 ...

Windows 11 promised a sleeker, smarter File Explorer, yet for many users the reality is a shell that still hesitates on basic ...

Windows 11 KB5072033 is now available for Windows 11 25H2 or 24H2, and it's the last update for the year 2025.

The problem, which "primarily affects a limited number of enterprise or managed environments," occurs on PCs running Windows ...

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 ...