But the single best software upgrade I made wasn’t a fancy office app or a task manager; it was a tiny utility called Solid ...

As a Windows 11 user, there might be times when you want to execute a Command Prompt action directly in a specific folder, ...

When I first upgraded to Windows 11, I tried to convince myself that the interface quirks were just the price of progress. I ...

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 ...

Microsoft introduces faster File Explorer launch and cleaner context menus in Windows 11, aiming to improve performance on both new and older devices. Microsoft is rolling out meaningful improvements ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft is testing a new optional feature that preloads File Explorer in the background to improve launch times and performance on Windows 11 systems. According to Microsoft, the app will load ...

Microsoft is testing a new feature that preloads File Explorer in the background to help the application launch more efficiently. The change runs processes in the background before File Explorer ...

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 ...