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Microsoft Is Finally Doing Something About Windows 11's Slow File Explorer
Winsage
November 25, 2025

Microsoft Is Finally Doing Something About Windows 11’s Slow File Explorer

Microsoft is testing a preloading feature for File Explorer in Windows 11, aimed at enhancing its performance by loading it in the background before user interaction. This feature is currently available in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7271 for the Dev and Beta channels. Users can enable it through File Explorer settings, but its public rollout is uncertain as Microsoft is still exploring its viability. Additionally, a known bug allows users to temporarily boost File Explorer's performance by double-tapping Control + F11, though this may disrupt other system functionalities.
Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11
Winsage
November 25, 2025

Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11

Microsoft is enhancing the File Explorer in Windows 11 with a preloading feature to improve startup speed, particularly on less powerful hardware like handhelds and tablets. Users will have the option to disable this feature if they prefer not to run File Explorer in the background. Additionally, the context menu is being refined to declutter the interface by moving less frequently used actions into submenus and introducing a new manage file flyout that consolidates various functions. Cloud file options will also be organized into a dedicated flyout. These updates are currently in testing in the latest Dev preview builds, with a broader rollout expected in early 2026.
You can now try the Xbox Full Screen Experience on any PC, laptop, or tablet
Winsage
November 22, 2025

You can now try the Xbox Full Screen Experience on any PC, laptop, or tablet

Microsoft is introducing the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) for PC users, expanding its availability from handhelds to laptops, desktops, and tablets. FSE can be activated via the Task View icon, Game Bar settings, or the shortcut Win + F11. Access may not be immediate for all Windows Insiders due to a gradual rollout, and users must have the Xbox app installed from the Microsoft Store. FSE is also being extended to all Windows-based handheld devices.
Another Windows 10 feature is coming to Windows 11.
Winsage
November 19, 2025

Another Windows 10 feature is coming to Windows 11.

Microsoft will reintroduce calendar appointments to the notification center in Windows 11, a feature absent since its launch in 2021. The new "Agenda view" will be available in preview builds starting next month, aiming to help users manage their schedules more effectively.
Windows Insider Program Releases Copilot Actions, New Release Preview Builds
Winsage
November 18, 2025

Windows Insider Program Releases Copilot Actions, New Release Preview Builds

The Windows Insider Program has introduced Copilot Actions, an AI feature in the Copilot app for Windows 11, allowing users to specify tasks for an AI agent to perform. This feature is currently experimental and requires the latest version of the Copilot app (1.25112.74 or higher) to access. Additionally, new Release Preview builds for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 have been released, transitioning users to build 26200.7296 (25H2) or 26100.7296 (24H2) with cumulative update KB5070311. Key features in these builds include Windows Studio Effects for USB webcams, enhancements to Click to Do, improvements in the Agent in Settings, updates to File Explorer, Desktop Spotlight enhancements, Drag Tray improvements, Settings updates, Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security for external fingerprint sensors, Share enhancements for OneDrive files, mobile device management improvements, Quick Machine Recovery updates, and Widgets enhancements. A new Canary build for Windows 11 version 26H1 (build 28000.1199) is also available, but it does not introduce new features or significant changes.
New Dev and Beta Build Enables New Agentic Features
Winsage
November 18, 2025

New Dev and Beta Build Enables New Agentic Features

Microsoft has released new preview builds of Windows 11 version 25H2, specifically build 26220.7262, to the Dev and Beta channels within the Windows Insider Program via cumulative update KB5070303. Key updates include: - An experimental toggle for AI components that allows users to enable or disable agentic features. - High-definition voices in Narrator and Magnifier for U.S. English users, featuring one male and one female voice powered by Azure-based text-to-speech models. - An upgrade to the Narrator tool, which can now read mathematical equations in Microsoft 365 desktop applications. - Improvements to the Click to Do context menu for easier access to actions like Copy, Save, Share, and Open, with automatic appearance for large images or tables. - Other adjustments include the temporary disabling of Image Object Selection, minor enhancements to Teaching Tips and Pen Input, and ongoing configuration of the AI Actions feature, along with various bug fixes.
Android 17 update to bring native game controller remapping for mobile gamers
BetaBeacon
November 17, 2025

Android 17 update to bring native game controller remapping for mobile gamers

Android is working on a new feature for Android 17 that will allow users to remap controllers at the system level, providing a native controller area in Settings. This feature will also include a "virtual gamepad" that can map physical buttons to touch regions in games that do not have native controller support. This new feature aims to provide consistency for clip-on controllers, Android handhelds, cloud gaming players, Android TV boxes, laptops, and improve accessibility for players who rely on remapping buttons for gameplay.
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