Hooray, Microsoft is making File Explorer faster, but it's still slower than Windows 10 and consumes more RAM. Boo

Preloading (or pre-caching) is meant to speed up the load times of File Explorer, which have, so far, been a major downgrade ...

Windows 11's cure for File Explorer works – I just wish Microsoft would fix things properly rather than fudge them

Latest flak fired at Windows 11 over performance is a fuss about nothing – but it still shines a light on one of Microsoft's ...
TweakTown

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

Microsoft's plan to fix the slow performance of File Explorer in Windows 11 involves having the app pre-load on startup, and ...

Windows 11’s “fast” File Explorer is slower than ever and hogs more RAM

A new test by WindowsLatest shows that Windows 11’s preloaded File Explorer still launches slower than its Windows 10 ...

Microsoft Windows 11’s Latest Bug Knocks Out Start Menu, File Explorer

Windows 11 loads, then the interface unravels — Explorer crashes, the Start Menu vanishes, all tied to Microsoft’s latest ...
Security Boulevard

Zscaler Threat Hunting Discovers and Reconstructs a Sophisticated Water Gamayun APT Group Attack

This blog is intended to share an in-depth analysis of a recent multi-stage attack attributed to the Water Gamayun advanced persistent threat group (APT). Drawing on telemetry, forensic reconstruction ...
Windows Report

Fix Network and Sharing Center Not Opening on Windows 11

XINSTALL BY CLICKING THE DOWNLOAD FILE A message from our partner Fix Windows 11 OS errors with Fortect: Download Fortect and ...

The right way to zip large files on Windows 11 PCs (and why it makes a big difference)

Compressing files is a practical Windows 11 skill for organizing your storage (and you don't need extra apps). Here's how.

Malicious Blender model files deliver StealC infostealing malware

A Russian-linked campaign delivers the StealC V2 information stealer malware through malicious Blender files uploaded to 3D model marketplaces like CGTrader.

ClickFix attack uses fake Windows Update screen to push malware

New ClickFix attack variants have been observed where threat actors trick users with a realistic-looking Windows Update ...

Microsoft finally admits File Explorer is slow, now it's testing a preload fix

Microsoft has finally acknowledged it has a major performance problem with one of the core components of the Windows 11 GUI. File Explorer is now a ...