Preloading makes Windows 11 File Explorer open faster than before, at ~30MB extra RAM. Despite gains, Windows 11's preloaded Explorer still lags Windows 10's Explorer in open/close speed. That ...

If Windows Updates in Windows 11/10 are slow to download, then taking these steps will help you make Windows Updates download ...

Windows 11 has been on the market long enough that it should feel like a clear upgrade, yet in everyday use it still ...

Windows 11 now preloads File Explorer to speed up launch times, but our tests show the fix only goes so far to speed-up the ...

Microsoft's plan to fix the slow performance of File Explorer in Windows 11 involves having the app pre-load on startup, and ...

Q: Before I upgrade, what are the main differences between Windows 10 and 11? A: Despite an announcement in 2015 by a Microsoft employee that Windows 10 would be the “last version of Windows” it’s ...

Microsoft stops support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025 (though you can extend this for a year). Keen gamers make up one group of Windows 10 diehards, but the latest report from Steam shows they are ...

See what’s new in Windows 11 25H2, including Phone Link in Start, lock screen widgets, improved dark mode dialogs, and quick Copilot access.

It seems as though the more powerful computers get, the more noticeable it is once they start to buckle under the pressure of multi-tabbed web sessions, unchecked digital hoarding, many-windowed ...

Windows 11 is testing a network speed test that you run from the taskbar. The speed test icon takes you to the Bing website. For now, you need a Windows 11 Insider build to use the feature. Now ...