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If not , enable services one by one to see which one causing the problem.
windows (11) explorer very slow on all wifi connections except department one
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Hi all,
I am using a Univeristy laptop with all the network ad safety configuration from the University.
I've upgraded to win 11 about 2 months ago and in the last weeks I have started experiencing a very annoying problem with the windows explorer.
It has become unbelievably slow, it's impossible to open any folder uless you wain maybe 50/60 seconds, but I've noticed that it works better (almost normal speed I would say) if:
- the wi-fi is off
- i am connected to the department network (eduroam doesn't work either)
Department IT couldn't help.
I have already tried all the procedures suggested in other threads for the "slow windows explorer".
Any help would be much appreciated
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz
16 GB RAM
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
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Reza-Ameri 17,346 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2023-11-27T21:41:57.42+00:00 What troubleshooting steps have you followed so far?
Are you login with Microsoft Account?
Have you checked the log files in the Event Viewer?
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Anonymous
2023-11-28T09:42:26.36+00:00 Hi, yes I am logged with the academic account. so far I have tried this:
. Restart windows explorer from task manager
. Uninstalled onedrive
. Clear Explorer cache and disabled the "quick access" option by selecting "this pc" in the drop down menu near "Open file Explorer by"
. Clean rebootIt's interesting because if I am connected to eduroam and double click on any folder (this pc, user, documents, downloads etc...), it takes a really long time to open, but if meanwhile that it's thinking about it I switch connection to the department one, the folders promptly open.
I haven't checked the log files in the event viewer. I opened the event viewer but not sure what to look for there.
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Anonymous
2023-11-28T16:14:09.9366667+00:00 I have tried to login in the laptop with another profile (that I just created) and the explorer seems to work.
So there must be something to do with my profile...
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Reza-Ameri 17,346 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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