Microsoft is conducting a series of important upgrades to File Explorer on Windows 11, with the goal of improving both launch speed and neatness in user control.
These changes appear in the latest dev Preview build and are considered one of the most notable improvements to the operating system in recent times.
The first highlight is the file file sharing feature.
This feature allows the file management tool to be quietly started in the background, significantly shortening file Explorer opening time, especially on low-confficiency devices.
While modern models that open file Explorer are almost instantly open, users of tablets or Windows-powered handsets are often deferred for a few seconds.
The pre-loading is expected to completely fix this problem.
However, Microsoft still allows users the option of turning off the download before it is necessary to avoid file Explorer running continuously.
This solution is similar to how Microsoft improved Word opening speed and Office applications at the beginning of the year, by deploying background tasks to speed up application start-ups.
The next big change is the file Explorer's context menu, which is a confusing area with too many options.
Microsoft is restructuring this section by adding less-use operations to submenus, making the interface more compact and easy to observe.
A new file management window is also added, containing commands such as compressing the file into ZIP, copying the links, setting a wallpaper or rotating the photos.
Not only that, options related to cloud files are moved to the separate windows of each provider, helping the main menu avoid overloading.
Users will also find the Send to My Phone option in this new area.
All of the above improvements are currently in the testing phase and are expected to be widely rolled out to all Windows 11 users in early 2026.
With changes focusing on speed and compactness, File Explorer promises to become a more efficient and friendly file management tool in upcoming Windows versions.
