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 ...

Microsoft is now working on a fix for a brief white screen flash when opening File Explorer. Microsoft is now working on a fix for a brief white screen flash when opening File Explorer. is a senior ...

Notepad has always been one of Windows’ most honest tools. Open it, type, save, close. No drama. But in 2025, even this tiny pocket of simplicity isn’t safe from the AI wave sweeping through Microsoft ...

While Windows 11 offers a host of great functionality, there are settings that work better when changed. Here are some of ...

The developers of Notepad++ recently discovered an actively exploited vulnerability that enabled hackers to hijack the popular editor's automatic updater. Version 8.8.9 addresses the issue, but ...

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 ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the KB5070311 preview update is triggering bright white flashes when launching the File Explorer in dark mode on Windows 11 systems. "After installing KB5070311, you might ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that prevents some users from opening Excel email attachments in the new Outlook client. According to a service alert (EX1189359) seen by BleepingComputer ...

The latest update for Notepad adds the ability to create and paste in tables, giving the text editor some expanded functionality for handling data. Microsoft is also upgrading Notepad's AI ...

Open Notebook is a free open-source project by Luis Noris, and it can do a lot of what NotebookLM can do in a privacy-focused ...