First preview build for Windows 11 in 2026 is out with fixes for File Explorer and more0 0

The first Windows 11 preview build in 2026 is here, and it brings accessibility improvements, a new Windows Spotlight icon, ...

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File Explorer has a fair share of issues and bugs that annoy people, and Microsoft is about to rub some extra salt into users ...
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Windows 11 File Explorer Will Soon Get New AI Actions

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 ...
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Windows 11 File Explorer Will Finally Use Less RAM

Early tests on Insider builds show that searches may execute roughly twice as fast as with the previous method.

Microsoft tests File Explorer search optimisation to reduce RAM usage in Windows 11

A new Windows 11 Insider update optimises File Explorer search by removing redundant indexing operations, promising faster ...
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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 ...