File explorer suddenly running like a stunned slug
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Using my PC last night, and all was well. Booted it this morning and file explorer is running ludicrously slow
The issue happens whether using it directly, or when opening/saving files from a browser ( tried both Chrome and Edge ) - it takes around 10 seconds before the files appear and all the buttons are there, and the same when navigating to another directory.
No new software loaded overnight, and the problem seems to vanish when booted into safe mode
I've tried all the usual remedies without success ( sfc /scannow and Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth etc. )
Anyone come across this ?
The issue happens whether using it directly, or when opening/saving files from a browser ( tried both Chrome and Edge ) - it takes around 10 seconds before the files appear and all the buttons are there, and the same when navigating to another directory.
No new software loaded overnight, and the problem seems to vanish when booted into safe mode
I've tried all the usual remedies without success ( sfc /scannow and Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth etc. )
Anyone come across this ?
Goaty Bill 2 said:
anonymous said:
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I didn't want to say that straight out, but if it's constantly slow to respond, that would be my conclusion as well.Although it may not necessarily be the primary.
OP, run chkdsk /r on all disks from cmd prompt and see whether it picks up on any issues.
Watchman said:
Do you access a network drive at home? When I access our NAS at home, then come to work, Explorer takes a few seconds to register the NAS is no longer attached before it'll let me access or save files. It does this once for every different app that requires to open or save files.
Absolutely no changes made to the PC or the network between Friday night, when it was working fine, and Saturday morning when it wasn't OK I've had this for the last for days on a Win 10 machine, seemed to start after the latest bunch of updates were installed.
For me it's Windows Defender causing the problem. Go to defender settings and disable it and file explorer is perfect again. Sadly defender turns itself back on after a period of time so it's not a permanent cure.
For me it's Windows Defender causing the problem. Go to defender settings and disable it and file explorer is perfect again. Sadly defender turns itself back on after a period of time so it's not a permanent cure.
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