PCWorld reports that Microsoft is restoring the missing ‘Refresh’ and ‘Print’ options to Windows 11 File Explorer’s right-click context menu after user complaints. These essential features are ...

Windows 11 replaced the legacy context menu (right-click), which was not only faster but also far more powerful, with a modern counterpart. The modern context menu isn’t in a terrible state, but it’s ...

Recently, Microsoft has been on a massive PR push, placing Windows 11 quality in the limelight. Following a highly anticipated progress report from Marcus Ash, the Windows Insider lead, the company ...

Files is a powerful, modern alternative to Windows File Explorer, built on WinUI 3 with a clean UI, dual-pane support, tabs, tags, and advanced tools like previews, Git, and FTP. It fixes many ...

I’ve tried various File Explorer alternatives, but none fully did what I wanted or needed. When I stumbled upon OneCommander, I quickly discovered my search was finally over. The free app has a more ...

Windows File Explorer is one of those tools we all use every day—often without thinking about it. It’s the default file manager built into Windows, and it handles the basics well: browsing folders, ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft's Windows 11 is widely considered to be in a pretty rough spot thanks to ongoing performance issues, unnecessary features taking up system ...

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 correspondent and author ...

Microsoft is testing a new optional feature that preloads File Explorer in the background to improve launch times and performance on Windows 11 systems. According to Microsoft, the app will load ...

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. What ...