Software crashes are usually related to performance issues, but very occasionally the opposite is true. That is the case File Explorer from at least the Canary build of Windows 11which was launched this year as part of the Windows Insiders program.

Failure or Error is reported through the network, but of all the reports, perhaps one of the most descriptive is the one made by X (formerly Twitter) user Vivy (@VivyVCCS), who posted a video through his account showing it running.

To make a mistake, you need to open Windows 11 Canary Channel File Explorer, enter full screen mode by pressing F11 key, exit full screen mode by pressing the same key again and the user will be able to see that the performance of the application has improved with almost instant loading of folder files and very fast generation of image previews. Of course, all that glitters is not gold, because with the execution of the judgment causes the navigation bar to breakwhich does not refresh according to the steps entered by the user.

Did you know that you can use bugs to speed up the explorer?

Toggling full screen mode on and off (F11) has been shown to significantly reduce load times!

Wish it was the performance we got out of the box.

(Yes, navbar breaks.. tho navbar shouldn’t cause such a huge quick regression..) pic.twitter.com/GObybf1C8q

— Vivy (@VivyVCCS) September 3, 2023

Other users have reported via the Windows 11 subreddit that they get the same benefit by executing a File Explorer bug on a system build belonging to the Canary channel. We advise that different hardware configurations may lead to different results, including failure to reproduce the error.

One user on the Windows 11 subreddit wrote: “Tested on music folder with 1800+ subfolders and 25000+ files – everything opens instantly, amazing. This is the performance we had in Windows Explorer 7.” Meanwhile, another user of the same social network expressed his disbelief: “I just tested it on an i7-7700HQ in 22H2… and it works. I can not believe that. He’s so agile all of a sudden. Now I don’t know if I should be happy or tired.”

The mention of the “deceased” Windows 7 may remind many that Windows 10 outperformed its successor on several occasions, namely Microsoft’s system has increasingly faced criticism for bugs and performance issues. This may explain, considering the data provided by Statcounter, the increase in macOS usage in recent months, although it has dropped a bit since June, and the fact that Linux seems to retain a measly 3%, which is all within its parameters. a milestone.

Interesting to see that Error introduced an obvious improvement in File Explorer performance, maybe Microsoft should try to use this to their advantage instead of applying a patch that should restore the navigation bar to work properly, but also the previous performance, which is the best. not satisfactory for all.