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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The big picture: Today's world runs on digital documents, but companies and users face a maze of incompatible proprietary file formats. LibreOffice developers contend that only strictly open standards ...

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Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.

Donald Trump is facing fresh pressure to release the long-suppressed Jeffrey Epstein files, as the House oversight committee edges closer to forcing their publication amid revelations that the ...

This is important because: Consistency matters, and one light dialog can feel like a flashbang. It chips away at the sense that Windows is a coherent system. This cleanup lowers eye strain and makes ...

If you cannot preview Word or Excel files in Explorer, but you can preview other text or image files, then this post will help you fix the problem. If the Word or Excel file preview is not working in ...