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Microsoft To Preload File Explorer in Background For Faster Launch in Windows 11
In the latest Windows Insider beta update, Microsoft has announced that it is exploring preloading File Explorer in the background to improve launch performance. The feature will load File Explorer silently before users click on it and can be toggled off for those who prefer not to use it. Microsoft introduced a similar capability earlier this year for Office called Startup Boost that loads parts of Word in the background so the application laun…
Microsoft To Preload File Explorer in Background For Faster Launch in Windows 11
In the latest Windows Insider beta update, Microsoft has announced that it is exploring preloading File Explorer in the background to improve launch performance. The feature will load File Explorer silently before users click on it and can be toggled off for those who prefer not to use it. Microsoft introduced a similar capability earlier this year for Office called Startup Boost that loads parts of Word in the background so the application laun…
File Explorer—the heart of Windows—is currently undergoing a major overhaul. Microsoft is testing a number of improvements designed to make this essential feature easier to use. It's hard to miss the irony, however. After all these years, the system still needs improvements in an area as fundamental as file access. Microsoft is adding preloading and streamlining the menu. The most significant change is the introduction of preloading, which prelo…
Microsoft Tests a Cleaner, Faster File Explorer Ahead of a 2026 Windows 11 Rollout
Microsoft is preparing a fresh round of changes to Windows 11’s File Explorer, with the company rolling out interface tweaks and under-the-hood improvements designed to make the system utility feel lighter, cleaner, and much quicker on machines that struggle with performance. The updates, now active in the latest Dev preview builds, mark one of the […] The post Microsoft Tests a Cleaner, Faster File Explorer Ahead of a 2026 Windows 11 Rollout ap…
Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11
Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.Microsoft is making some changes to the File Explorer in Windows 11 that will make it less cluttered and launch faster. The latest Dev preview builds of Windows 11 include File Explorer preloading “to help improve File Explorer launch performance,” and changes to the context menu to reduce the amount of space less commo…
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