A 25-year-old feature you no longer need ...

Are you looking for a replacement for Windows File Explorer? If so, I would recommend trying the Files app, which is one of the best file managers for Windows 11. You ...

Windows 11 has built-in options to make the file searching process in Search and File Explorer much faster. However, this comes with some trade-offs. I have often lamented how Windows Search is ...

Microsoft has confirmed plans to add AI to File Explorer in Windows 11 in the same unveiling where it unveiled the new AI-based UI tools to Windows 11 last week. The company briefly mentioned that ...

In this post, we will show you how to add Repository Folders for File Explorer version control in Windows 11. When you create a repository on GitHub, it exists online as a remote repository. To work ...

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 brief: If you frequently deal with zipped files, File Explorer should soon perform notably better during extraction. Developers have optimized the feature in the latest Windows 11 Preview Build. It ...

The March 2026 non-security update for Windows 11 is here with 1000Hz+ display refresh rate support, File Explorer ...

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’s Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7961 for 25H2 fixes File Explorer flashes, adds voice typing for renaming, and restores Administrator Protection.