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File Explorer is sluggish, buggy, and missing features—here's what to use instead

Outclassed by the competition.
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Windows 11 File Explorer is finally getting faster in 2026, but it’s been slower than Windows 10 for years

Windows 11 File Explorer is finally getting performance fixes in 2026. Microsoft promises faster search, navigation, and file ...
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Windows File Explorer has 6 new features you probably missed

File Explorer is something that every Windows user interacts with almost daily. And ever since the release of Windows 11, Microsoft has quietly added features that make managing files faster, more ...
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Microsoft tests new Windows 11 File Explorer features, popular clock feature in build 27938

Microsoft has released a new Canary build 27938 for Windows 11 Insiders with improvements like bug fixes and new features. Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build for Insiders flighting the ...
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Windows 11 KB5079473 quietly made File Explorer faster when searching ‘This PC’ or multiple drives

Windows 11 KB5079473 March 2026 Update quietly shipped with a performance boost that could make the 'search' bar in File Explorer 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 ...