Complaints about Windows 11's fix for File Explorer sluggishness are overblown – but they underline a fundamental problem with the OS

• Windows 11 recently received a fix for File Explorer sluggishness
• The cure is in preview, and tackles the overly slow opening of folders by using preloading
• Based on initial testing it seems to work well enough, although some folks still aren't happy

Windows 11 has a fix for the slow initial opening of File Explorer in preview right now, and some early testing indicates that it works – although that doesn't mean it's ideal, and this whole affair still highlights a major shortcoming for Microsoft.

File Explorer is the app that kicks in to power your folders every time you open one on the desktop, so it's a fundamental piece of the interface machinery in Windows 11.

Ever since Windows 11 arrived, there have been complaints about it being way too slow the first time you open a folder or drive (and other ...