Microsoft improves the performance of File Explorer in Windows 11

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In Windows 11, the File Explorer is also often complained about by users, not only the changes in the user interface but also the actual performance. In terms of performance, Microsoft has optimized it in several recent development versions, and gradually mentioned the performance of the File Explorer through continuous optimization until the release of the stable version. For example, in the latest development version, known as Windows 11 Build 22526, Microsoft optimizes and enhances the indexing service, so that users can search for content through the File Explorer with better performance and will not crash. There were some surprising issues in previous versions, such as when the user searched for content, it could cause the File Explorer process to crash and restart automatically.

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The improvement brought by the latest development version is that Microsoft is trying to index more locations. By default, the indexing service will only index a few specific locations to help users find them. Adding more index locations will bring more folders and files into the index database, allowing File Explorer to return results faster when users are looking for files. The indexing service is relatively very important, whether the search box in the File Explorer, the search box in the taskbar, or even the start menu search uses the index. Therefore, after expanding the scope of the index, the search results can be obtained faster through the compiled database, and users can also avoid waiting for a long time for each search. The specific indexed content can also be adjusted by the user in the settings. Of course, the more the index position is, the longer the indexing time will be, and you can operate it when you are free.

Other fixes in recent preview build:

  • Microsoft is fixing issues with the context menu in File Explorer.
  • The right-click menu should open slightly faster now, but the overall experience is still buggy.
  • Microsoft has added a new group policy that will be enabled to turn off Office.com integration. Once disabled, Explorer will stop including files from Office.com and Explorer will also stop making connection requests to Office. This change also affects Windows 11 Start menu from displaying online Office documents.

Via: windowslatest

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