Microsoft tests File Explorer search optimisation to reduce RAM usage in Windows 11

A new Windows 11 Insider update optimises File Explorer search by removing redundant indexing operations, promising faster ...

This hidden Windows 11 setting might be quietly hogging your RAM — here's a quick fix

A Windows 11 feature has been spotted taking up a significant amount of system memory, leading to slow PCs. Here's how to ...
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Microsoft says Windows 11 File Explorer will soon use less RAM when you search files

Windows 11 is testing a new underlying improvement for File Explorer that could potentially reduce RAM usage when you're ...

User finds how a key Windows 11 feature could be quietly eating lots of RAM on your PC0 0

A user has uncovered how one of the key Windows 11 system services could be gobbling up lots of memory on your PC.

This Windows feature secretly eats up RAM and slows your PC over time

PCWorld reports that Windows’ Delivery Optimization feature, designed for update sharing, can secretly consume significant ...
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 ...
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Microsoft's plan to speed up File Explorer in Windows 11 backfires: double the RAM, still slow

TL;DR: Windows 11's File Explorer remains slower than Windows 10 despite a fix that preloads the app at startup, doubling its RAM usage without significantly improving speed. The slower performance ...