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 ...
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Tested: Windows 11’s ‘faster’ File Explorer (preloaded) is still slower than Windows 10, and uses additional RAM

Windows 11 now preloads File Explorer to speed up launch times, but our tests show the fix only goes so far to speed-up the ...

Windows 11 Promises to Make File Explorer Faster — By Making It Slower

Microsoft has rolled out a background-preloading update for File Explorer in Windows 11 Insider builds. The feature is ...
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Microsoft's plan to speed up File Explorer in Windows 11 backfires: double the RAM, still slow

Microsoft's plan to fix the slow performance of File Explorer in Windows 11 involves having the app pre-load on startup, and ...
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Microsoft confirms it’ll let you remove “AI Actions” from File Explorer menu in Windows 11

You can finally remove "AI Actions" from File Explorer's right-click menu, as Microsoft has caved in to the demands.

Windows File Explorer is Getting Some Much Needed Upgrades

Microsoft is testing new changes to File Explorer in the latest Windows 11 Dev preview builds. The company has added File ...

Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11

Microsoft is making some changes to the File Explorer in Windows 11 that will make it less cluttered and launch faster. The ...

Windows 11’s December Patch Tuesday Update Improves File Explorer’s Dark Mode

The December Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 brings a more consistent dark mode in File Explorer, and it also makes ...
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Latest Windows 11 Update Introduces a Jarring Bug to File Explorer

Monday's Windows 11 update (KB5070311) contains an unnerving bug. When users open File Explorer in dark mode, it briefly ...

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

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

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 ...