Windows 11 File Explorer is finally getting performance fixes in 2026. Microsoft promises faster search, navigation, and file transfers.

In 2025, Microsoft continues to evolve File Explorer on Windows 11, integrating AI features and bolstering usability. Significant updates enhance the context menu, streamline sharing, and optimize ...

Microsoft is deeply integrating AI into Windows 11, most visibly by adding AI-powered actions to the File Explorer’s right-click menu. These new options, designed to summarize or edit files with a ...

In Windows 11, if you right-click a file or folder in File Explorer, you can access the extended context menu by clicking “Show more options.” Among other options, you will find the “Send to” command.

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 update for members flighting the Insider Program in the Beta Channel. The new Build 22635.5015 (KB5052089) adds several new features and improvements. Microsoft ...

Microsoft is testing an updated File Manager with a new redesigned menu and performance enhancements in the Windows 11 Insider Preview build. The file manager now loads certain elements in advance so ...

For years, users have been complaining about how slow and sluggish File Explorer feels on Windows 11. Now, with Windows 10 having officially reached end of support, many are finding themselves facing ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 version 25H2 build with improved File Explorer, Windows Studio Effects for external cameras, and more. Beta Channel Insiders received a new build as well. It ...

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 ...