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

Microsoft's solution for the sluggish Windows 11 File Explorer is more of a workaround than a proper fix. To boost response times, the OS now preloads ...

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 ...
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How to add User Profile folder to Navigation Pane of Windows Explorer

A user profile folder (or User Folder) in Windows 11/10 contains files and folders stored in different locations like Desktop, Documents, Favorites, Downloads, Searches, Pictures, and more. It is ...

Windows 11's cure for File Explorer works – I just wish Microsoft would fix things properly rather than fudge them

Latest flak fired at Windows 11 over performance is a fuss about nothing – but it still shines a light on one of Microsoft's ...
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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 ...

Upgrade your 'incompatible' Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 for free - here's how

Microsoft really doesn't want customers to upgrade older PCs to Windows 11, but there are workarounds for all but the oldest devices. Now that Windows 10 support has officially ended, here's ...