file explorer very slow / not responding

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file explorer very slow / not responding

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file explorer very slow / not responding.

takes for ever to come respond.

done the clear cache,

sfc check and options setings

no change.

only started after the latest update.

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Hi and thanks for reaching out. My name is Bernard a Windows fan like you. I'll be happy to help you out today.

I understand the issue you have, there is nothing to worry I am here to help, seems that there is a misconfiguration in Windows Explorer, kindly do the following steps to reconfigure it.

Clear cache of File explorer

-Open Run Command ( Press Windows key + R)

-Copy, paste then enter the file path below:

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations

Delete everything inside the AutomaticDestinations folder

-Restart PC and check

Method 2. Do clean boot:

A “clean boot” starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and startup programs so that you can determine whether a background program is interfering with your game or program.

In the search box on the taskbar, type msconfig and select System Configuration from the results.
On the Services tab of System Configuration, select Hide all Microsoft services, and then select Disable all.
On the Startup tab of System Configuration, select Open Task Manager.
Under Startup in Task Manager, for each startup item, select the item and then select Disable.
Close Task Manager.
On the Startup tab of System Configuration, select OK. When you restart the computer, it's in a clean boot environment.

Troubleshooting reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...

Let me know how it goes and I hope that helps.

Bernard

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