Microsoft continues to improve Windows 11 with a focus on making File Explorer less resource-intensive and faster for searching. Recently, the company introduced an update in the Insider Preview version that reduces redundant operations within file indexing, reducing pressure on memory and giving the device a faster response during searching.
The update eliminates duplicate indexing sessions that used to use up memory, so File Explorer will only index paths once instead of re-scanning them across different drives.
This way, unnecessary reading and writing operations are reduced, and searching within files becomes faster and more efficient, especially on older devices or devices with limited memory.
Although Microsoft has not yet determined the digital impact on memory consumption, early reports indicate that search performance may become twice as fast in some cases. Currently, the update is only available to Windows Insiders on the Dev and Beta channels via Build 26220.7523, and is expected to arrive for everyone in late January or February 2026.
In short, the update does not provide a huge leap, but it represents an important step towards making Windows 11 more lightweight, especially with increasing user complaints about the system’s memory consumption and the high prices of storage and RAM components.
