Windows XXX: First introduced as "Windows Explorer" back in the Windows 95 era, File Explorer has been an integral part of the PC operating system for decades. File Explorer now serves double duty as ...

Preloading (or pre-caching) is meant to speed up the load times of File Explorer, which have, so far, been a major downgrade ...

Microsoft's plan to fix the slow performance of File Explorer in Windows 11 involves having the app pre-load on startup, and ...

Windows 11 has a host of annoying issues, including a slow File Explorer, but Microsoft seems to finally be working on a fix for that specific problem.

Windows 11's File Explorer finally gets a dark mode overhaul . Dark mode isn't new for File Explorer. It's as old as the Windows 10 October 2018 update, but users weren't too happ ...

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 ...

Windows File Explorer has changed over and over again across the years, but even when it’s been revamped it hasn’t ever felt groundbreakingly new, neither visually nor functionally. That seems to be ...

It's possible to access Windows 10's File Explorer within Windows 11 using a frankly unbelievably simple trick, allowing for the old interface to be used whenever you want a break from the new UI - or ...

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 ...

Windows 10 continues to enjoy overwhelming popularity as an operating system, not least because many users prefer its features and designs to Windows 11. In addition to the changed taskbar, Start menu ...