Early tests on Insider builds show that searches may execute roughly twice as fast as with the previous method.

A new Windows 11 Insider update optimises File Explorer search by removing redundant indexing operations, promising faster ...

It is Friday build time, which means those in the Dev and Beta Channel can download a new preview build. Microsoft is now rolling out build 26220.7271 with some major improvements, such as full-screen ...

Microsoft has paused the rollout of an upcoming new feature for the File Explorer on Windows 11 that promoted "recommended" files in large thumbnails at the top of the File Explorer Home tab. The ...

For years, users have been complaining about how slow and sluggish File Explorer feels on Windows 11. Now, with Windows 10 having officially reached end of support, many are finding themselves facing ...

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 ...

Why this is important: File Explorer isn’t a niche app; it’s the core of how you browse files, move folders, open documents, manage downloads, and more. If it doesn’t feel snappy, everything else on ...

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.