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

Microsoft is testing background preloading for File Explorer in Windows 11 to cut launch delays and improve responsiveness, ...

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

Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 preview build in Dev/Beta channels, offering users the chance to try improved context menus in File Explorer, the new full-screen Xbox experience, and more.

Windows Insider build intros background loading for faster launches, sidestepping questions about app's sluggishness ...

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

Microsoft finally trims the Windows 11 right-click menu. We tested the new compact File Explorer context menu in Insider ...

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

Microsoft is testing a new feature that preloads File Explorer in the background to help the application launch more ...

People mock Copilot ads, File Explorer gets faster, Xbox Full-screen Experience comes to all Windows 11 PCs, and more stories ...

KB5070307 updates File Explorer’s context menu and adds the ability to uninstall Store apps directly from the library page.

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