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 ...

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 ...

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 Windows 11 update. But the patch does not involve rewriting specific areas of ...

File Explorer already comes with “Ask Copilot” in the right-click menu (context menu), and Microsoft is now testing “Ask Microsoft 365 Copilot” within the “Home” tab. In addition, Windows 11 is adding ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The Epstein files bill is now a law after a roller-coaster ride that ended with an ...

Democrats and Republicans alike anticipated a clean, unanimous vote on Tuesday to force the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s case files. But one member did not join the consensus: Republican ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Overwhelming votes in both chambers of Congress directing the Justice Department to release the full files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation sent a clear message: Make it all public.

The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Tuesday to demand that the Justice Department release all of its investigation files on Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who was a one-time friend ...

Following the October 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, many Windows users began reporting a frustrating issue: the File Explorer preview pane suddenly stopped working for many common file types. In a move ...