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devices and Printers window loads real slow in windows 8.1 and loads fast in windows 7 both are on the same computer as a dual boot system
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I can't agree more.
What the MS response tells me is that they are aware of the problem, they may or may not be currently fixing it because they don't know what the issue really is and there is NO way they are going to tell their "customers" that it's broke and they don't have a fix for it.
classic software customer service.
IF I COULD ABANDON WINDOWS IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT I WOULD HAVE DONE IT YESTERDAY.
Please stop wasting everybody's time and patience with stock Microsoft cut and paste answers. I'm sure most people have tried all these useless suggestions to no avail otherwise we would not be posting here.
If you haven't noticed, this is a widespread problem experienced by users. Try Googling it.
If any community members have any useful ideas I'm sure we would all be interested.
Hi,
Does the issue occur only when you open devices and printers window?
I have tried to open devices and printers Window in my Windows 8.1 computer and it loads pretty fast. I would suggest you to boot the computer into safe mode and check if the issue persists. Safe mode starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and services. If a problem doesn't reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers and services as possible causes. I would suggest you to boot the computer in safe mode and check if the issue persists. Refer this link to boot the computer in safe mode:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-including-safe-mode
Post us the results once you try the above steps.
Indeed.
Similar Microsoft answer was given to the same question in the Windows 8 post.
I did try Microsoft's suggestions which took a lot of time and effort and produced nothing.
I have also switched on the Bluetooth settings but that didn't work either.
Hopefully this issue will be addressed in the upcoming Windows 8.1 Update 1?
The Bluetooth service is turned on. 8.1 only has one (or at least only one is installed on my desktop pc).
Here's a video for MS to chew on....it took a total of 9+ minutes to load. I stopped recording at 8+ because my arm got tired.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3462318/DevicesAndPrinters-9minutesToload.m4v
Anybody else got any ideas? Clearly Windows 8.1 is looking for something and not finding it!??
