File Explorer lacks polish and shortcuts that I’ve come to expect from modern apps. You can middle-click to open a folder in ...

Use the “Open in Terminal” option to launch PowerShell. Then, within the PowerShell window, use the Ctrl + Comma keyboard ...

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Windows 11 adoption has been slow for many different reasons, from hardware constraints to people just not wanting to do it. Both valid reasons, I think. But today's File Explorer tests prove that ...

Windows XXX: First introduced as "Windows Explorer" back in the Windows 95 era, File Explorer has been an integral part of the PC operating system for decades. File Explorer now serves double duty as ...

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 ...

Microsoft is testing a new optional feature that preloads File Explorer in the background to improve launch times and performance on Windows 11 systems. According to Microsoft, the app will load ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...

Everyone has to deal with File Explorer. It is, after all, the Windows feature you use to get around the file system, organize data, copy and move folders, access external drives, and more. Over the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft confirms that starting Oct. 14, “File Explorer ...

To protect users’ computers from a vulnerability that could expose NTLM hashes when previewing potentially unsafe files, File Explorer will now disable the preview for files downloaded from the ...