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Windows 11's File Explorer is getting visual updates, and you probably won’t even notice them

Microsoft is testing a feature in Windows 11 that applies your chosen accent color to the selection box in File Explorer, replacing the previous default gray or white color. The storage progress bar ...

5 sneaky steps I take to speed up Windows 11's File Explorer

Windows 11's File Explorer can sometimes feel like slog to navigate through - here are five tips and tricks to make the ...

Microsoft Tests Deeper Copilot Integration Inside Windows File Explorer

Microsoft appears to be preparing another major step in its effort to embed artificial intelligence throughout Windows, with ...
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

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 ...
Neowin

User concept re-imagines File Explorer with Fluent Design

In 2017, Microsoft first introduced the Fluent Design system, a design language refresh that would be released over time, generally as part of feature updates for Windows 10. Since then, numerous ...