Check for intense processing demands from the explorer program.
Check for intense processing demands from the explorer program.
Looking into the file indexing situation. Data corruption can occur, causing the explorer to behave erratically. Previously, a simple indexing cache rebuild resolved the problem.
I’d like to mention support extensions. They let you add menu options, toolbars, thumbnail previews, custom panels, and more... (some might not show). Unfortunately, there’s no dedicated management panel for them. Usually, when Explorer slows down—like delayed right-click menus or high memory/memory usage—it points to an extension causing problems. I try to avoid adding unnecessary items in Explorer. This includes A/V settings, as well as AMD, Nvidia and Intel graphics shortcuts. I’ll locate their menus in the Start menu instead of keeping them here. Same applies to other features unless they’re essential. Microsoft offers a tool called Autoruns – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/autoruns – which reveals what’s loading on your system, including Explorer. You can turn off specific items with checkboxes before each startup if needed. That should help.
Thanks! The fix resolved the odd issue I was having, which was great since I hadn’t found a similar solution online. Rebuilding the index cache for searches also cleared the problem where explorer.exe consumed excessive resources after launching. It’s now working perfectly. Also, thanks @GoodBytes for your assistance—I confirmed with Autoruns that explorer wasn’t behaving strangely during startup.