Microsoft continues improving Windows 11 File Explorer with faster startup, fewer hangs, and reduced background activity.

Speaking of the Experimental (Dev) build, this one adds several new gesture-related features for precision touchpads inside ...

Microsoft has released Windows 11's optional non-security preview update for April 2026, which includes a number of new improvements and changes designed to make the OS more reliable and easy to use.

Microsoft says Windows 11 File Explorer fixes go beyond preloading, with work targeting launch order, disk reads, hangs, and visual delays that have made the app feel slower than it should.The Latest ...

Windows 11’s File Explorer finally features a file size display that’s easily readable at a glance. Additionally, two ...

New! This update expands the list of archive formats that can be used in File Explorer to include uu, cpio, xar, and NuGet Packages (nupkg). With this update, View and Sort preferences are preserved ...

For now, it’s only available to those in the Insider preview program. The core of the fix is about working smarter, not harder: Microsoft wants to stop File Explorer from performing the same indexing ...

File Explorer has a fair share of issues and bugs that annoy people, and Microsoft is about to rub some extra salt into users' wounds by injecting more Copilot into Windows 11's stock file manager.

File Explorer's right-click has been missing one of the most-clicked options, and that is, of course, a 'Refresh' button.

Microsoft is rolling out an update to Windows 11 File Explorer that reduces RAM usage during file searches. The company announced improvements in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7523, which is ...