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

Preloading makes Windows 11 File Explorer open faster than before, at ~30MB extra RAM. Despite gains, Windows 11's preloaded Explorer still lags Windows 10's Explorer in open/close speed. That ...

Whether you want to open the Component Services or any other utility on your Windows computer, the Run prompt is always there. Using the Run prompt to open the Component Services is probably the ...

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 ...

Windows 11 KB5070311 adds dark mode to operation dialogs in File Explorer, matches Search UI height with Start menu and more.

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 ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft released optional Windows 11 update KB5070311, which brings several new features and ...

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 a move that no longer seems even remotely surprising, a recent update to Windows 11 has introduced a new bug. While this ...

Update December 03, 08:39 EST: Microsoft has updated the support document to include Windows 11 25H2 to the list of affected OS versions. We have revised the title and story accordingly. Microsoft ...

For a while now, it’s been possible to right-click on a file in Windows File Explorer and select the Ask Copilot option, which launches the Copilot app with the file in question as part of the prompt.