file explorer

Windows 11’s best “hidden features” are not really hidden at all; they are scattered across Settings, inbox apps, optional components, Microsoft Store utilities, and Copilot+ PC hardware features that Microsoft has been steadily refining through Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 24H2. That sprawl is...

Windows 11’s best quality-of-life upgrades in 2026 are not a single headline feature but a layered collection of settings, built-in apps, AI tools, security defaults, file-management changes, and optional Microsoft utilities spread across the operating system. That dispersion is the point...

Microsoft released KB5095093 for Windows 11 on June 23, 2026, as an optional preview update for versions 24H2 and 25H2, beginning a gradual rollout of Point-in-Time Restore alongside fixes for Recycle Bin deletion prompts, GIF search, Bluetooth pairing, voice input, and Windows Update pause...

Microsoft is expanding Windows 11’s Low Latency Profile to more PCs with the June 2026 optional preview update, KB5095093, after initially tying the performance feature to this month’s broader Windows 11 update wave for versions 24H2 and 25H2. The change is small in code but large in symbolism...

A widely shared registry tweak can make Windows 11 File Explorer feel faster by disabling Automatic Folder Type Discovery, the long-running Windows behavior that guesses a folder’s contents and applies a matching view template each time Explorer decides it needs one. The setting is not magic...

Microsoft released KB5095093 on June 23, 2026, as an optional preview update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, moving 24H2 to Build 26100.8737 and 25H2 to Build 26200.8737. The patch is not just another late-month bundle of small fixes. It is a revealing snapshot of where Windows is being...

Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 Insider build 26300.8758 in the Experimental channel and build 26220.8754 in the Beta channel on June 26, 2026, with a redesigned Taskbar Size setting, File Explorer fixes, dark-mode sound tweaks, and new smart-card removal policy support for remote sessions...

Microsoft released Windows 11 KB5095093 on June 23, 2026, as an optional preview update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, and its most consequential fix may be a broad Bluetooth reliability push affecting AirPods, Beats Studio Pro, LE Audio devices, mute sync, reconnect behavior, and...

How-To Geek’s June 2026 rundown of six Shift-key shortcuts for Windows 11 highlights a deceptively simple truth: Microsoft’s desktop still hides some of its fastest workflows behind keyboard habits most users never develop. The shortcuts themselves are not new in spirit, and several predate...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 guidance on June 22, 2026, again surfaced the old “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media” flow, a small system-tray ritual for unplugging USB storage and other removable devices without risking data loss. The fact that this still needs explaining in 2026 is the story...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8697 on June 20, 2026, for testers in the Experimental Channel, adding fixes for File Explorer’s dark-mode copy dialog, Start menu app refresh behavior, compact taskbar layout, and visible Windows 11 version 26H2 branding...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8697 and Beta Preview Build 26220.8690 on June 19, 2026, giving Experimental Channel testers the first official 26H2 version label while shipping mostly reliability fixes across File Explorer, Start, Settings, taskbar, and...

Set Default File Explorer Folder Views for Downloads, Pictures, and Documents Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 10 minutes File Explorer is much easier to use when each folder opens the way you expect. For example, you may want Downloads to show file dates and sizes in Details view, Pictures...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8687 on June 12, 2026, bringing a batch of gradual-rollout changes that include File Explorer tab improvements, a unified Windows Update restart experience, better Windows Search tolerance, GIPHY integration in the emoji...

Windows 11 still supports the long-running “God Mode” shortcut, a user-created folder ending in the class identifier {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} that opens a searchable File Explorer view of Control Panel tasks and legacy system settings on modern Windows PCs. The trick is real...

Microsoft is rolling a Windows 11 Low Latency Profile into the June 2026 update path for versions 24H2 and 25H2, using short CPU-frequency bursts to make selected shell actions such as Start, Search, Action Center, File Explorer, and app launch feel faster. The important word is selected. This...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Release Preview builds 26100.8728 and 26200.8728 on June 12, 2026, for testers running Windows 11 version 24H2 and the upcoming 25H2 release, delivering touchpad controls, File Explorer fixes, networking repairs, and shell reliability improvements. This is...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Release Preview builds 26100.8728 and 26200.8728 for version 24H2 and 25H2 testers on June 12, 2026, alongside Canary-era build 28000.2333, adding point-in-time recovery, more flexible update pausing, Widgets changes, accessibility updates, Bluetooth fixes...

Microsoft’s June 9, 2026 Windows security updates, including KB5094126 for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 and KB5093998 for Windows 11 23H2, changed how File Explorer handles desktop.ini folder customizations from sources Windows does not trust. The result is not data loss, and it is not a broken...

Windows 11 users can tame an overgrown Downloads folder today by combining File Explorer’s grouping and sorting tools, Storage Sense’s automatic cleanup rules, and—where more control is needed—third-party automation such as File Juggler. The advice is simple, but the implications are bigger than...