Fix Windows Explorer Slow Folder Loading Problems and Load Folders Faster [Tutorial]
49Fix Windows Explorer Slow Folder Loading Problems and Load Folders Faster [Tutorial]
There is a long standing Windows Explorer feature that dates all the way back to Windows Vista wherein you can tell Windows Explorer what kind of content is in specific folders, in order to optimize how that content is displayed.
For example: you can tell Windows Explorer that a particular folder is where you store your music files, and it will present those files in a way most useful for browsing music (e.g. in detailed list format with column options like file playtime automatically enabled). Even if you never tell Windows Explorer what to do, it automatically defaults some folders to various settings (the “Music” library folder is, naturally, defaulted to music-type file display) and then uses a feature called Automatic Folder Type Discovery on the rest. The automatic discovery system is a best-guess as to what is in the folder based on the number of files of various types, last files added, and so on.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
windows explorer slow and crashing
windows explorer slow folder loading
windows explorer slow search
windows explorer slow windows 10
windows explorer slow after update
windows explorer loading very slow
windows explorer slow open folder
windows explorer slow response
windows 10 explorer slow to respond
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You may think that a folder is the same as any other folder, but Windows does not see it that way. Windows classifies folders according to the types of files it thinks are stored in them. According to this post, Windows 10 will often decide that the User Downloads folder is for images. It will then try to create thumbnails for all files in the Downloads folder. If some files are not really images, the Downloads folder will open slowly. To solve this problem, tell Windows that downloads are for general use only.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).