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

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.

Latest Windows 11 Beta Build 26220.8474 finally improves an issue within File Explorer and confirms a known issue related to ...

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

Microsoft is finally replacing the old Windows File Explorer properties dialog. Hidden code reveals a sleek new WinUI 3 version in the works.

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 ...

Microsoft has released new Windows builds under the Experimental and Beta channels. They bring improvements and fixes.

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 ...

There are no shortage of complaints about Windows 11 and its slow File Explorer, with owners reporting buggy behavior, non-responsive commands, and crashing out of the blue. That's partly why Windows ...

Use the following fixes if File Explorer freezes when renaming files on your system. Before proceeding, check for Windows Update. Install the update (if available) and see if this fixes the issue. If ...