The May 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 is here with Xbox mode, better File Explorer, security updates, and more.

Microsoft says Windows 11 File Explorer fixes go beyond preloading, with work targeting launch order, disk reads, hangs, and ...

Modern UI upgrade: The legacy File Explorer properties dialog is being replaced with a sleek WinUI 3 version that supports ...

Speaking of the Experimental (Dev) build, this one adds several new gesture-related features for precision touchpads inside Settings. You can now control scroll and zoom gesture speed, while a new ...

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One of the simplest configuration changes that I have made since making the switch to Windows 11 last year was to configure the File Explorer to open to the This PC screen. Normally, when you open ...

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The latest Windows 11 preview build mentions a fix for File Explorer that should stop it from flash banging you in dark mode. I feel like we've seen this before... When you purchase through links on ...

Over the past few years, I've highlighted tons of Windows concepts designed by Windows enthusiasts, including "Windows 12.2" and more. But what if Microsoft rebuilt File Explorer from the ground up ...

Although Microsoft has improved File Explorer over the years, it still doesn't meet modern expectations. You can't open folders side by side, add tags to folders, pin ...

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...

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 ...