Windows 11: Microsoft would have finally resolved a bug that has made the explorer of slow files for ten years

The little slowness, we end up living with it. However, for some people using Windows, opening the file explorer, it was systematically waiting for a second too much. A slight delay, which appeared in the Windows 8.1 era, which has never been corrected, even under Windows 10 or Windows 11.

In question? A discreet conflict between integrated GPU and dedicated GPU, particularly on laptops. In other words, this kind of detail that we spot, that we undergo, but that we end up put away in a corner of his head, sighing.

Windows 11: The KB5055627 update accelerates the file explorer

But here a member of Redditspotted by our colleagues fromXdavisibly as tenacious as it is meticulous, noticed a sudden improvement. After installing the KB5055627 update from Windows 11, he found that the explorer finally opened without this annoying delay. He even posted a video to prove his statements: more latency, just a fluid opening.

Microsoft, faithful to its discretion on un-documented micro-corrections, has not officially confirmed this fix. But the community quickly gathered around testimony. Some confirm the improvement, others not. As often with Windows updates, experience varies according to configurations. What is certain is that if you are equipped laptop With Hybrid GPU and that the explorer had been waiting for you for ten years, it may be time to check if KB5055627 has in store for you.

Behind this small detail corrected without fanfare, we see one thing: even the oldest bugs can eventually disappear, by dint of perseverance or chance. Recall that in recent Windows 11 builds, both for versions 24h2 and 23h2, Microsoft also tries a variation in the start menu which should satisfy its detractors.