File Explorer/System Extremely Slow

Question

Hi everyone,

Recently my file system (file explorer) started reacting really slow. If I scroll trough files it will hang, opening a folder takes ages and that's not all. Its really annoying to work like this. However there is one strange occurrence where if I open the file system from word to select a file to open, the file system is super fast as it should be.

I've searched the internet for a solution but no one seems to have exactly what I have.

The problem without to much explanation:

• File explorer is really slow.
• File explorer is fast, when opened from another program.

For those that want to react: 'maybe its your computer', no that isn't the problem. I have a SSD, i7 quad core processor and 16gb of ram.

My Windows installation specifications are:

OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Home

Version: 10.0.16299

Build: 16299

System Type: x64bit

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I had this problem and disabled the windows search service in msconfig.

It worked for me.

Step by step guide:

1. Hold Win+r to open run
2. Type msconfig and hit ok or enter
3. Click Services
4. Navigate to Windows search (you can sort the list in descending alphabetical order)
5. Uncheck tickbox
6. Click apply then ok
7. Select to restart now.

Regards

Answer 2

Hi rauldeheer,

Lets do a small test to help us figure things out better.

1- Open the Command prompt as administrator, this can be done by searching "cmd" on windows and then right clicking and selecting run as administrator.

2- Type in "sfc /scannow"

This will look up for system file errors and it will try to fix them. Let us know if that solved the issue, we are here to help you out.

Answer 3

Look into below link. The have lots of solutions for this. Execute them one by one and let me know if you still face the problem

https://windowsreport.com/file-explorer-slow-wi...

Answer 4

This is the output:

C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.

Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

C:\Windows\system32>

Answer 5

I've tried everything on that list and it is still super slow.