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

Outclassed by the competition.
The Verge

Windows 11’s File Explorer is getting a modern UI overhaul

Microsoft is reportedly working on a big update to File Explorer that will deeply integrate OneDrive and Microsoft 365. Microsoft is reportedly working on a big update to File Explorer that will ...
The Verge

Windows 11’s modern File Explorer UI and RGB lighting controls head to testers

Microsoft’s new Dynamic Lighting feature is getting support from Razer, HP, Acer, Asus, Logitech, and more. Microsoft’s new Dynamic Lighting feature is getting support from Razer, HP, Acer, Asus, ...
Windows Central

Microsoft is working on a major design update for Windows 11's File Explorer app

A more modern File Explorer app is in the works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft is working to modernize more areas of ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 gets a new tabbed interface for File Explorer

Microsoft is testing a hidden feature that enables a new tabbed interface for Windows 11's File Explorer, which has been highly requested for years. File Explorer is one of the most commonly used ...
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 World

How to move files using Windows Explorer’s file paths

With Windows 11’s KB5037853 update, Microsoft added a function to Explorer that allows you to copy and move files within a folder path by simply dragging and dropping. Sounds easy, right? Well, it is!