Windows 11’s File Explorer is getting rounded tweaks

The changes are small, but they bring File Explorer closer in line with the rest of the operating system's aesthetic.

Windows 11 KB5079473 Patch Tuesday improves File Explorer and more0 0

Windows 11's March 2026 Patch Tuesday update is here under KB5079473 with File Explorer improvements and more.

Microsoft’s New Windows 11 Update Fixes File Explorer’s Annoying ‘White Flash’

Microsoft’s Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7961 for 25H2 fixes File Explorer flashes, adds voice typing for renaming, and restores Administrator Protection.
Windows Report

Windows 11 Beta & Dev Update, KB5079382 & KB5079385, Fixes File Explorer's Annoying White Flash Issue

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Build 26300.7965 (KB5079385) for Dev and Build 26220.7961 (KB5079382) for Beta with File Explorer fixes.
Windows Report

Latest Windows 11 Canary Update KB5079381 Adds Voice Typing for File Explorer & Improves Storage Cleanup

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1685 (KB5079381) in Canary with File Explorer voice typing and ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

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 ...
ExtremeTech

Windows 11 File Explorer Will Soon Get New AI Actions

Microsoft has confirmed plans to add AI to File Explorer in Windows 11 in the same unveiling where it unveiled the new AI-based UI tools to Windows 11 last week. The company briefly mentioned that ...