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Microsoft keeps adding things to File Explorer's navigation pane. Here's how to start subtracting them.

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A new update for Files, a popular file manager for Windows 11 and 10, is here with better performance and a smaller app size. Files, one of our favorite file managers for Windows, recently received an ...

Minimizing clicks and unnecessary navigation is a great way to make the workflow smoother. One of the ways I accomplish this is by using apps that make day-to-day file management faster. If you want ...

Members of the Windows 1.0 team at their 40-year reunion this week. L-R, kneeling/sitting: Joe Barello, Ed Mills, Tandy Trower, Mark Cliggett, Steve Ballmer (holding a Windows 1.0 screenshot) and Don ...

Microsoft is finishing 2025 by issuing only 57 patches for Windows and other products for December Patch Tuesday, but one vulnerability is already being exploited as a zero day and needs to be ...

This repository offers a comprehensive collection of official resources, detailed guides, and reference materials for File Manager Local and Cloud File Explorer on Windows PCs. It supports efficient ...

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 correspondent and author ...

It’s not the coolest phrase in the world to utter, but here goes: I love Windows. Maybe you do too. Maybe you don’t, but you’re forced to use it for work. Whatever the case, for all its positives, ...

Update 10/17/25: Microsoft fixes the bug using a KIR (Known Issue Rollback) update. More information added to end of story. Microsoft's October Windows 11 updates have broken the "localhost" ...

Instead of releasing new features with major annual updates, Microsoft is rolling out new changes with feature drops. In fact, as we learned in our Windows 12 explainer, the Redmond giant is moving to ...