Fed up with File Explorer running sluggishly in Windows 11? Microsoft's doing 'foundational' work to fully fix it.

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 ...

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 ...

Windows 11 promised a sleeker, smarter File Explorer, yet for many users the reality is a shell that still hesitates on basic tasks while quietly consuming more memory than its predecessor. The result ...

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 ...