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

Outclassed by the competition.
Windows Latest

Windows 11 File Explorer is finally getting faster in 2026, but it’s been slower than Windows 10 for years

Windows 11 File Explorer is finally getting performance fixes in 2026. Microsoft promises faster search, navigation, and file ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Windows File Explorer is broken, so I found a better open-source replacement

There is an open source solution to your file management problems, and it is based on open source software to replace your ...
BGR

Microsoft Is Finally Doing Something About Windows 11's Slow File Explorer

For years, users have been complaining about how slow and sluggish File Explorer feels on Windows 11. Now, with Windows 10 having officially reached end of support, many are finding themselves facing ...
Neowin

Windows 11 KB5052078 beta makes Start Menu better, acknowledges slow File Explorer

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 update for members flighting the Insider Program in the Beta Channel. The new Build 22635.4950 (KB5052078) adds several new features and improvements. Microsoft ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...
Ars Technica

(Domain) Slow Windows Explorer, But Not File Browser

I'm having a really strange issue with browsing files on my computer since corporate put us on their network. (Previously we were free-wheeling it on our own separate network. They're east coast, ...