PCMag

I Tested 4 Windows Debloating Tools. Spoiler: They're Basically Useless

Debloat tools promise a faster, cleaner Windows 11 in a few clicks. In reality, they barely change performance and sometimes ...
MUO on MSN

This registry edit actually reduces what Windows 11 sends back to Microsoft

Most users don't know this tweak exists and Microsoft isn't exactly advertising it ...
MUO on MSN

Your Windows 11 PC has a built-in packet analyzer — and it's more powerful than most people realize

Capture, filter, and inspect network traffic on Windows 11 effortlessly.
Windows Central

I love this modern take on Microsoft's File Explorer with a modern AI semantic search — too bad it’s just a Windows 12 concept

Over the past few years, I've highlighted tons of Windows concepts designed by Windows enthusiasts, including "Windows 12.2" and more. But what if Microsoft rebuilt File Explorer from the ground up ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft testing Windows 11 batch file security improvements

Microsoft is rolling out new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds that improve security and performance during batch file or CMD script execution. As Microsoft explained today, IT administrators can now ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft to Showcase AI in Windows 11 26H2 Taskbar, File Explorer

Microsoft to Showcase AI in Windows 11 26H2 Taskbar, File Explorer Your email has been sent The upcoming Windows 11 26H2 release is expected later in 2026, and early previews suggest a familiar ...
Computerworld

Four new reasons why Windows LNK files cannot be trusted

The number of ways that Windows shortcut (.LNK) files can be abused just keeps growing: A cybersecurity researcher has documented four new techniques to trick Windows users into running malicious ...
TechRepublic

Leaked Windows 11 Feature Shows Copilot Moving Into File Explorer

Leaked Windows 11 Feature Shows Copilot Moving Into File Explorer Your email has been sent Microsoft appears set to deepen Copilot’s role in Windows, with File Explorer potentially the next app to ...
Neowin

First preview build for Windows 11 in 2026 is out with fixes for File Explorer and more

The first Windows 11 preview build in 2026 is here, and it brings accessibility improvements, a new Windows Spotlight icon, File Explorer fixes, and more. The Windows Insider Program team is back from ...
GitHub

Windows inside a Docker container.

You can choose between Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese ...
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 ...
TweakTown

Microsoft's plan to speed up File Explorer in Windows 11 backfires: double the RAM, still slow

TL;DR: Windows 11's File Explorer remains slower than Windows 10 despite a fix that preloads the app at startup, doubling its RAM usage without significantly improving speed. The slower performance ...