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.

On Windows 11, Copilot will live inside File Explorer, likely in a sidebar or Details/Preview-pane-like interface.

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Linking your Android phone to File Explorer does exactly what you’d expect: your smartphone files are listed within Windows File Explorer, seamlessly integrated alongside regular PC files, OneDrive, ...

Early tests on Insider builds show that searches may execute roughly twice as fast as with the previous method.

Files is among the best file managers for Windows 11, and its latest update makes it even better by integrating one of my ...

The File Explorer on Windows is, undoubtedly, one of the most valuable features on a PC and it gets better with every new version of the Windows OS. A drawback, however, with Windows 11, was the ...

The first Windows 11 preview build in 2026 is here, and it brings accessibility improvements, a new Windows Spotlight icon, ...

TL;DR: Windows 11's File Explorer remains slower than Windows 10 despite a fix that preloads the app at startup, doubling its RAM usage without significantly improving speed. The slower performance ...

The default Android file manager is a serviceable app. It does what you need and not much more. Plus, like all built-in Android apps, it plays well with the operating system and has a consistent look ...