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

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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 is testing a new optional feature that preloads File Explorer in the background to improve launch times and performance on Windows 11 systems. According to Microsoft, the app will load ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...

A government program that allowed taxpayers to file free federal tax returns has been cancelled, but there are still no-cost options available — especially if you meet certain income requirements or ...

The deadline to file a claim in the AT&T data breach settlement lawsuit is about a month away. AT&T agreed to a $177 million settlement after two instances where its customers' information was hacked ...

To help solve this, Google released the File Search Tool on the Gemini API, a fully managed RAG system “that abstracts away the retrieval pipeline.” File Search removes much of the tool and ...

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.