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 ...

Over the past few years, I've highlighted tons of Windows concepts designed by Windows enthusiasts, including "Windows 12.2" and more. But what if Microsoft rebuilt File Explorer from the ground up ...

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, ...

Learn about how TweakTown tests and reviews hardware. Although Microsoft has improved File Explorer over the years, it still doesn't meet modern expectations. You can ...

For now, it’s only available to those in the Insider preview program. The core of the fix is about working smarter, not harder: Microsoft wants to stop File Explorer from performing the same indexing ...

Last month, Microsoft announced a new File Explorer pre-loading feature, which, when enabled, helps File Explorer launch much faster. As we mentioned in our previous report, the idea behind this ...

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 editor and author of ...

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 ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.