No need to settle for the average experience.

If you're not happy with the default Windows file manager, you're in luck because there are plenty of options that improve on the original. The file manager is one app that doesn’t always get the ...

Based in rural Minnesota, Brian Burgess worked in IT for 10 years before finding his passion for writing about consumer technology. Brian earned his degree in computer and network technology in 2000.

Files is a powerful, modern alternative to Windows File Explorer, built on WinUI 3 with a clean UI, dual-pane support, tabs, tags, and advanced tools like previews, Git, and FTP. It fixes many ...

Files, a popular and feature-packed file manager for Windows 10 and 11, is a solid alternative for those who are not satisfied with what Microsoft offers by default. Recently, the app was updated to ...

Based in rural Minnesota, Brian Burgess worked in IT for 10 years before finding his passion for writing about consumer technology. Brian earned his degree in computer and network technology in 2000.

There's so much your PC can do that you've missed.

Editor's take: Windows 11 brought a slew of UI changes and "improvements" few users welcome. File Explorer's state is particularly dire, yet Microsoft shows no sign of backing off its relentless quest ...