Microsoft has made a hidden change in the latest Windows 11 update File Explorer is now opening much faster than it did in the past However, it is away from super-swallowing to now just slowly and Microsoft still needs to pep his performance up
Windows 11 has received a hidden fringe with its latest update that arrived in late April, as Microsoft has made File Explorer much faster to show up.
This advantage is awarded by Patch KB5055627, the preview update for Windows 11 24H2 in April, which is an optional download (which means it is still in testing, so be cautious about the installation of it, as with everything that is not completely done).
File Explorer is the app that drives the folders (and files inside) that you work with on your desktop and you probably noticed that once you open a folder, it can be very slow to appear in Windows 11.
There are reasons for the weak initial loading (which I will come back to), but as Windows latest reports, File Explorer is now firmly firing with the latest update to Windows 11.
The technical site delivers a few short video clips that show the difference. Before the Optional Update Open Windows 11 File Explorer very In fact, actually the elements are visible for several seconds and after patch, the window is fully populated with the interface (and ‘home’ tab) much faster.
While the release notes for the KB5055627 do not mention any movement to improve the performance of File Explorer, Windows reached the latest to Microsoft and the company confirmed that this update actually contains work for this purpose.
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Analysis: faster but still not snapped enough
Obviously, this is a positive development, but even in its new significantly faster form, File Explorer is still relatively slow with displaying the first few times it is called in a session on your PC. There is still a noticeable break when the interface is loaded in, which is far from ideal. In short, it remains too slow in my books, even after these improvements.
Starting File Explorer On my Windows 10 -PC, it sees pop on the desktop right away without a break for breath (hardly). Go to my Windows 11 -bearable computer (without the most recent update mentioned) and Open File Explorer and I sat drums of my fingers as I am told that us are ‘working on it’ in terms of bringing the contents of the window up. (This message is literally presented in the window instead of a spin wheel of downfall or hours thing).
So why are things so different in Windows 11? As Windows latest explains, it is because Microsoft changed basic parts of File Explorer in Windows 11, and that tinkering with the intestine in the app means slightly longer loading times – composed of work to bring sync with the cloud. The result is that for some users, File Explorer can be annoyingly sluggish (and this can be particularly frustrating for those who actively want any cloud integration).
This optional update is definitely a step in the right direction, mind, but Microsoft still has a good job to do here. That said, I should also note that I generally find that Windows 11 feels snappers and more responsive than Windows 10 in many ways, but certainly not with File Explorer (which has been problematic from Get-Go).
I would not recommend downloading this (or someone) optional patch – which also packs the full solution for Blue Screen crashes, some people have been hit by – for reasons I’ve already gone over earlier this week. But be sure this faster File Explorer should arrive with the next full patch for Windows 11, the cumulative update released the week after next, May 13.
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