To speed up the opening of the File Explorer application for the Windows 11 operating system, preloading technology has been introduced to run in the background. However, independent reviews reveal that this feature does not clearly demonstrate the promised speed advantage. It is noted in the measurements that no significant difference in the opening time can be observed and the speed is too small to be noticed with the naked eye.
The effect of the boot mechanism on memory consumption seems clearer. While File Explorer used approximately 35 MB of RAM in the old version, this increases to approximately 67.4 MB when preloading is enabled; This means that the memory has almost doubled.
Performance Evaluation and Comparisons
This accelerated version does not provide promising results when compared to the classic File Explorer found in Windows 10. Independent test teams also confirm Microsoft’s claims, reporting that Windows 11’s file management operations are slower than Windows 10.
Microsoft’s work on the preload system still appears to be in its early stages; This has created uncertainty about whether the technology will actually improve user experience over time. In addition, major hardware manufacturers such as Dell officially state that the transition to Windows 11 is slower than Windows 10.
