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

Speaking of the Experimental (Dev) build, this one adds several new gesture-related features for precision touchpads inside ...

Windows 11’s File Explorer finally features a file size display that’s easily readable at a glance. Additionally, two ...

Microsoft says Windows 11 File Explorer fixes go beyond preloading, with work targeting launch order, disk reads, hangs, and visual delays that have made the app feel slower than it should.The Latest ...

Windows 11 preview builds add Taskbar positioning, quieter Widgets, smarter Search, and major update improvements for 2026.

TL;DR: Windows 11's File Explorer remains slower than Windows 10 despite a fix that preloads the app at startup, doubling its RAM usage without significantly improving speed. The slower performance ...

New! This update expands the list of archive formats that can be used in File Explorer to include uu, cpio, xar, and NuGet Packages (nupkg). With this update, View and Sort preferences are preserved ...

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...

New Windows 11 Release Preview Channel Builds 26100.7296 and 26200.7296 under KB5070311 are now available for trying. Microsoft has released today new Release Preview channel builds for Windows 11 ...

There are no shortage of complaints about Windows 11 and its slow File Explorer, with owners reporting buggy behavior, non-responsive commands, and crashing out of the blue. That's partly why Windows ...

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 ...