The feature can be disabled under File Explorer’s Folder Options > View > Enable window preloading for faster launch times.

If you want to enable or disable AI Actions in Explorer Context Menu in Windows 11, see this post. AI Actions integrates ...

Microsoft has announced that it's testing a change to File Explorer that's designed to make it launch faster, by preloading ...

Here is a guide on some useful Tips and Tricks on Windows 11 File Explorer that you must know. The File Explorer in Windows 11 has been redesigned and it has some new features. It has a new context ...

Microsoft is testing a new optional feature that preloads File Explorer in the background to improve launch times on Windows ...

A new test by WindowsLatest shows that Windows 11’s preloaded File Explorer still launches slower than its Windows 10 ...

You can check out the list of items being removed below, with Microsoft noting that they aren't disappearing entirely - though they'll only be accessible via modifying registry settings. This means ...

When’s the last time you used File Explorer’s “Display file icon on thumbnails” option? How about the Sharing wizard? If the answer is “never,” you’re not alone. Microsoft has taken some usage data ...

Preloading (or pre-caching) is meant to speed up the load times of File Explorer, which have, so far, been a major downgrade ...

Microsoft admitted that File Explorer is slow and can take longer than usual to load, and it's going to fix it in the next ...

Microsoft is addressing slow File Explorer launches in Windows 11. A new feature will preload the application in the ...

Microsoft has finally acknowledged it has a major performance problem with one of the core components of the Windows 11 GUI. File Explorer is now a ...