This bug in Windows 11 makes the file explorer much faster, Google spots illegal download sites more and more quickly, Samsung adds the possibility of transferring its e-SIMs between smartphones… welcome to the recap of the day before!
Two surprise tutorials and a great performance for Google: this is what the news of the day before can be summed up. After improving the performance of File Explorer on Windows and converting your SIM card to e-SIM, you will be told about illegal download sites that fail to reach Google results.
How to Improve File Explorer Performance with a Bug
It sounds like a joke, but it’s perfectly real. While File Explorer has always been subject to slight latencies, especially when it comes to opening a large folder, it seems that a bug in Windows 11 fixes this problem. Better yet, it is very easy to trigger: just switch the explorer to full screen and then quickly go back, using the F11 key on your keyboard, for example. Tested and approved by the editorial staff.
Read — Windows 11: A Harmless Bug Significantly Boosts File Explorer Performance
Google removes millions of links to pirate sites before indexing them
Google regularly announces that it has de-indexed millions of illegal download sites from its search engine. But, sometimes, the firm does not even wait for them to be reflected in its results. In a letter to the US Patent and Trademark Office, we learn that Google has removed hundreds of millions of links before they even appear in any search. Results, these sites record on average 89% less visits. A great success for the rights holders.
Read — Google Removes Millions of Links Before the Search Engine Even Indexes Them
Samsung allows you to turn your SIM card into an e-SIM
It was normally Google that was supposed to bring this feature to its Pixels, but it was finally Samsung that cut it off with the latest One UI 5.1 update. The latter indeed adds two options on the e-SIM: the transfer from an old device, and the conversion of a SIM card and to e-SIM. All the steps to follow can be found in our article below.
Read — How to turn your physical SIM card into an e-SIM