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Tested: Windows 11’s ‘faster’ File Explorer (preloaded) is still slower than Windows 10, and uses additional RAM

Microsoft is testing a “fix” to Windows 11’s File Explorer, which is supposed to improve its launch performance by preloading it in the background. But how fast is the ‘faster’ File Explorer? The move ...
The Verge

Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...
TechSpot

Porting the Windows 95 interface to Windows NT was a complex back-and-forth process

Computing history: Raymond Chen is once again reminding us that back when Windows 95 ruled the software world, coding was a completely different beast. The Win9x user interface eventually made its way ...
PC Gamer

Windows 10 might be a goner but there are still some ancient icon relics inside Windows 11 that date all the way back to Windows 95

Windows 10 may be essentially an ex-operating system, but that doesn't mean Microsoft has relinquished its appetite for really ancient code. For proof, look no further than the icons contained within ...
TechSpot

Windows 95 developers didn't have enough time to give the OS its own setup program

Retro Potato: Raymond Chen is once again sharing an intriguing behind-the-scenes story about the making of Windows 95. It turns out that building the setup process for the consumer-oriented operating ...
Android Authority

One UI 8.5 could bring back an old-school file sharing feature (Updated: Animation preview)

Strings within the leaked One UI 8.5 build suggest that Samsung is working on NFC-based file sharing using Quick Share. This experimental feature will allow users to start file transfers by bringing ...
ZDNet

How to undo OneDrive Backup and restore your personal files to your Windows 11 PC

Microsoft is automatically turning on OneDrive Backup in new Windows 11 installations. Your files aren't stolen -- they've just been moved to a new folder and synced to the cloud. This article ...
PC Gamer

Windows 95, arguably the first PC gaming OS, is still being used... to sort eggs in Germany

Recently I wondered if I could download Steam on to my Mum's far from sprightly desktop (I'm trying to offer her a PC Gaming education). Unfortunately, it turns out my Mum has held on to an HP Pro ...
Fast Company

Windows 95’s look and feel are more impressive than ever

Every so often, Microsoft design director Diego Baca boots up an old computer so he can play around with Windows 95 again. Baca has made a hobby of assembling old PCs with new-in-box vintage parts, ...
TweakTown

Windows Classic Remastered concept is a mashup of Windows 95 and Windows 11, plus an AI Clippy

TL;DR: Windows Classic Remastered is a concept OS aired via a YouTube clip, combining contemporary features with a look that takes us back to Windows 95. The result ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Windows 95 Jingle, 1960 World Series Broadcast and Other ‘Audio Treasures’ Added to the National Recording Registry

The Windows 95 reboot chime was one of 25 audio works added to the National Recording Registry this year. Brooks Kraft LLC / Sygma via Getty Images When users turned on their computers during the ...