If you're not happy with the default Windows file manager, you're in luck because there are plenty of options that improve on the original.

A new Windows 11 Insider update optimises File Explorer search by removing redundant indexing operations, promising faster ...

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...

TL;DR: Windows 11's File Explorer remains slower than Windows 10 despite a fix that preloads the app at startup, doubling its RAM usage without significantly improving speed. The slower performance ...

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 editor and author of ...

In June 2022, Microsoft officially retired Internet Explorer and ended support on all operating systems, except some LTSC and Windows Server versions. Basically, for an average user, Internet Explorer ...

Editor's take: Windows 11 brought a slew of UI changes and "improvements" few users welcome. File Explorer's state is particularly dire, yet Microsoft shows no sign of backing off its relentless quest ...

As one option, you can enable File History in Windows 8.1 to back up key folders and files to external media. Alternatively, you can turn to a third-party backup software or a cloud storage service.

Multi-monitor taskbars are not supported. These were later introduced in Windows 8 build 7779. Startup items defined in the modern Task Manager are not correctly accounted for - you must use the old ...

Steam has finally stopped working on several older Windows operating systems, following a warning from Valve that it planned to drop support earlier this year. With little fanfare, Windows 7 and ...