Microsoft is about to preload File Explorer to get it to launch faster. File Explorer in Windows 11 is also get a much cleaner context menu.

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Windows 11's File Explorer is getting performance improvements through preloading functionality that speeds up launch times on less powerful hardware, similar to optimizations previously applied to Office apps. The context menu is being decluttered by moving rarely used actions like file compression, rotation, and cloud options into organized submenus, making frequently used features easier to access. These changes are currently in Dev preview builds and expected to roll out to all users in early 2026.

Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11

Cool, their prob going to use AI to “imagine” the files you have on your PC :D.

The ideal “decluttering” would be to completely replace the shitty Explorer with something like Total Commander or Midnight Commander.

I’m concerned this will just be more Apple-fication of Windows in the sense that we lose more utility in the name of being forced to experience someone else’s “vision.” What originally made Windows great in the OS wars was that it was massively more customizable than Mac without requiring a PhD in CS to operate like oldskool linux.

when are they going to switch from react native to something else for the taskbar?!