Early tests on Insider builds show that searches may execute roughly twice as fast as with the previous method.

At the Build 2025 developer conference, Microsoft announced a new 'Advanced Settings' feature to help users and developers personalize the OS experience. With 'Advanced' settings, you can customize ...

Microsoft has paused the rollout of an upcoming new feature for the File Explorer on Windows 11 that promoted "recommended" files in large thumbnails at the top of the File Explorer Home tab. The ...

Windows 11 is already pretty good at working with Android phones, but Microsoft is actively exploring new methods to integrate Android devices even deeper. A future update for the Cross Device ...

Something to look forward to: Microsoft has long promoted the connection between Android phones and Windows PCs, allowing users to share files and functionality between the platforms – though there ...

Microsoft has announced that it's testing out a new change on Windows 11 that will automatically preload File Explorer in the background in an attempt to speed up the app when users launch it.

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 ...

Microsoft keeps running into brick walls with the 2024 version of Windows 11. Each new update designed to fix the outstanding bugs ends up introducing other problems. That's apparently true with the ...

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 ...