A bug gives Windows 11 file explorer some speed

Stefan Mileschin · 5th September 2023, 19:20

It should be a feature

Windows 11 file explorer is erratically slow, and is even slower than its Windows 10 version, but now it appears that a bug in the OS is giving it a leg up.

Twitter user Vivy found by switching File Explorer to full-screen mode (by pressing F11) and then exiting full-screen mode (by pressing F11 again) folder contents and generation of thumbnail previews for files are nearly instantly uploaded. The search function within File Explorer becomes more responsive and snappier.

Users on the r/Windows 11 subreddit are reporting that a bug in File Explorer actually improves the loading time. One Redditor said:

“I tested it on a music folder with 1800+ subfolders, and 25,000+ files: Everything opens instantly, awesome. This is the performance that we had in the Explorer of Windows 7.”

https://fudzilla.com/news/57538-a-bu...rer-some-speed

5th September 2023, 19:20	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,738	A bug gives Windows 11 file explorer some speed It should be a feature Windows 11 file explorer is erratically slow, and is even slower than its Windows 10 version, but now it appears that a bug in the OS is giving it a leg up. Twitter user Vivy found by switching File Explorer to full-screen mode (by pressing F11) and then exiting full-screen mode (by pressing F11 again) folder contents and generation of thumbnail previews for files are nearly instantly uploaded. The search function within File Explorer becomes more responsive and snappier. Users on the r/Windows 11 subreddit are reporting that a bug in File Explorer actually improves the loading time. One Redditor said: “I tested it on a music folder with 1800+ subfolders, and 25,000+ files: Everything opens instantly, awesome. This is the performance that we had in the Explorer of Windows 7.” https://fudzilla.com/news/57538-a-bu...rer-some-speed

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