Microsoft tests Windows Explorer speed, performance improvements
BleepingComputer • • technology
Key Points:
- Microsoft is enhancing File Explorer in Windows 11 Insider builds with improved launch speed and performance, likely through background preloading, an optional feature tested since November.
- The update includes fixes for bright white flashes in dark mode when opening File Explorer, addressing a known issue linked to the KB5070311 update, with ongoing efforts to fully resolve it.
- Improvements are also being made to the reliability of stopping the explorer.exe process after closing File Explorer windows to enhance stability.
- A new Xbox mode has been introduced on Windows 11 PCs, offering a full-screen gaming interface that minimizes distractions and can be accessed via the Xbox app, Game Bar settings, or Win + F11.
- These updates are currently rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Release Preview channel with builds 26100.8313 and 26200.8313 (KB5083631) on versions 24H2/25H2.
