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 ...
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Windows 11's new pre-loaded File Explorer is reportedly still slower than Windows 10
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 ...
Earlier this week, Microsoft released optional Windows 11 update KB5070311, which brings several new features and ...
Windows 11 KB5070311 finally adds dark mode to File Explorer dialog boxes like copy, but a white-screen flashing bug ruins the experience.
Windows 11’s 2025 Patch Tuesday update (KB5072033) rolls out with a full File Explorer dark mode, Settings and taskbar ...
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 has fixed a known issue that caused bright white flashes when launching File Explorer in dark mode on Windows 11 ...
Microsoft released new Insider Previews for Windows on December 1st. They bring optimizations for File Explorer and more.
Microsoft has rolled out a background-preloading update for File Explorer in Windows 11 Insider builds. The feature is ...
The December Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 brings a more consistent dark mode in File Explorer, and it also makes ...
The Windows 11 25H2 preview build 26220.7344 enables the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that will allow AI ...
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 ...
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