Windows 11’s “fast” File Explorer is slower than ever and hogs more RAM

A new test by WindowsLatest shows that Windows 11’s preloaded File Explorer still launches slower than its Windows 10 counterpart, and uses extra RAM in the process. For many users, that upgrade just ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

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 ...
TweakTown

Microsoft's plan to speed up File Explorer in Windows 11 backfires: double the RAM, still slow

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 ...
PC Gamer

Hooray, Microsoft is making File Explorer faster, but it's still slower than Windows 10 and consumes more RAM. Boo

Windows 11 adoption has been slow for many different reasons, from hardware constraints to people just not wanting to do it. Both valid reasons, I think. But today's File Explorer tests prove that ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Windows 11 finally fixes this long-annoying, half-baked File Explorer feature

File Explorer finally gets a consistent dark mode: progress bar, dialogs, and confirmations follow the system theme. Dark progress bar is rolling out with the December security patch KB5072033 ...
PCMag on MSN

Here's how to upgrade your PC to Windows 11, even if it's incompatible

Click the Accept and install button, and your Windows 10 PC will be upgraded to Windows 11. You should be able to use your PC during the download and installation. When the process is finished, ...
ZDNet

How to get free Windows 10 security patches on your PC - from now to October 2026

Windows 10 PCs can receive free security updates until October 2026. To qualify for free personal updates, enroll with a Microsoft account. Customers in any of the 30 EEA countries automatically ...

Don’t want AI Actions in File Explorer? Windows 11 will let you disable them

Microsoft seems to have heard the criticism against AI Actions in File Explorer and will let users turn them off if desired.
Windows Latest

Windows 11 December 2025 update overview, everything you need to know

Windows 11’s 2025 Patch Tuesday update (KB5072033) rolls out with a full File Explorer dark mode, Settings and taskbar ...
PC Gamer

Windows 11 is going to start quietly preloading File Explorer in the background to make it faster, which is a good reminder that you should probably try a different file ...

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 ...
HotHardware

Microsoft Is Testing A File Explorer Trick To Speed Up Load Times In Windows 11

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 ...