File explorer takes forever to load

[SOLVED] Windows Explorer taking forever to load ? Thread starter Thread starter Exploding PSU Start date Start date Jan 4, 2023 You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Jul 17, 2018 483 155 10,870 #1 Hello everyone, I have a head-scratcher here that isn't hardware related, and I'm at my wit's end.My dad called me the other day, saying his laptop "changed". Now, please go easy on him (and me), I mean he's my dad, so I'm sure you'll understand. Turned out, his work laptop had updated itself to Windows 11 without him agreeing on anything. It broke a lot of stuff (mostly Outlook integrations and what not) and that took around a day to set everything up.But, another issue popped up. The Windows Explorer on his laptop now takes forever to load. When I click the icon, the window opens, but then it's stuck with "green loading bar" slowly filling up the address bar. It would stuck in "Home" folder for two minutes before it would be responsive again. Then it would work normally (mostly) as long as I don't click the "This PC" folder. If I open another explorer window, it would get stuck the same way, with the green loading bar and stuff.I've tried several things from around the internet and this forum, including stuff like:Disabling search indexing.Reverting Windows 11 explorer to Windows 10 (which didn't work, nothing happened).Uninstalling OneDrive. Ran the standard sfc /scannow and DISM commands proposed by the people at Microsoft's website. I can confirm the SSD in the laptop is still in good health (after all, the explorer worked fine before the Windows 11 update).Is there anything else I could do? Thank you... Deleted member 14196

I'm using next configuration: QNAP TS-210, router WNDR 3700 and Philips 32PFL9705H. Everything has latest upgrades. Technically everything is fine, but I'm able to use like 10% of media server functionality what is totally unacceptable. Router speed is good enough, It's capable of streaming 1080p via wi-fi, and tv has a built-in wi-fi which is also capable of doing that. But twonky media server just doesn't do it's job.Here are my results of using TS-210 as DLNA.1. Pictures viewed on TV via DLNA have very small size, they look like icons, there is no way to resize them or show fullscreen. 2. Viewing pictures using DLNA on PC is annoying. I've tried Windows Media Player (Windows 7). It takes forever for preview of photos to appear. If photos have big size (like 10 - 15 mb) it takes forever to open them and (what's more!) it heavily lowers quality of picture also by adding some visible noise, this is ruining the whole idea of storing high quality photos on NAS with DLNA. I've only used pictures with JPEG format.TV shows same photos from connected flash storage just fine. So if I want to show photos to my friends on big screen then I'd have to copy them to flash first and only after that I'd be able show photos on my tv screen.If I'm using Windows Explorer to browse directory with photos and open them from there, then everything works fine (preview is faster and it takes a just a little to open big size photos). If I close Explorer and come back to directory with photos previews would load quickly. DLNA also has some cache (but it works slower) and it seems that DLNA cache is disappearing over time. Opening of big photos works slow no matter what and

Quick Tips Ensure File Explorer is configured to display recent files on Windows.Try clearing the Quick Access cache data and see if that helps.If the issue persists, consider resetting Quick Access via the Registry Editor. Fix 1: Check File Explorer OptionsIf Quick Access is not showing your recently opened files and frequently used folders, check File Explorer’s Options to ensure the feature is enabled. Here’s how to do it.Step 1: Click the search icon on the taskbar, type file explorer options in the box, and press Enter.Step 2: Under the General tab, check the boxes for Show recently used files and Show frequently used folders.Step 3: Switch to the View tab > uncheck Show all folders option > hit Apply > OK.Open a few files and check if they appear under the Recent section of Quick Access.Fix 2: Enable Recent Items in Start, Jump Lists, and File ExplorerAnother reason Quick Access may not show your recent files is if you’ve disabled the ‘Show recently opened items in Start, Jump List, and File Explorer’ option in the Settings app. Here’s how to enable it.Step 1: Press the Windows + I keys to open the Settings app > head to Personalization > Start.Step 2: Turn on the toggle for Show recently opened items in Start, Jump List, and File Explorer.Fix 3: Clear Quick Access Cache DataIf Quick Access takes forever to load or fails to open at all, the problem could be with the existing Quick Access cache data. So, getting rid of that data might get things moving again. Here’s how to do it.Step 1: Press the Windows + E keys to open File Explorer. Paste the following path in the address bar at the top and press Enter.%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinationsStep 2: Press Ctrl + A to select all the files and click the trash icon at the top to delete them.Step 3: Navigate to the following folder:%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinationsStep 4: Delete all the files within the folder.Fix 4: Restore Folder OptionsIf clearing Quick Access cache data does not help, reset the folder options in Windows by following the steps below:Step 1: Press the Windows key + E to launch File Explorer. Click the three-dot menu icon at the top > select Options.Step 2: In the Folder Options window, click the Restore Defaults button > OK.Fix 5: Reset Quick Access Using Registry EditorIf nothing else works, consider resetting the Quick Access feature via the Registry Editor on Windows. Here’s how:Step 1: Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog > type regedit > press Enter.Step 2: Paste the following path in the address bar at the top and press Enter to navigate to the Ribbon key.HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RibbonStep 3: Locate the QatItems entry in