Windows 11 file explorer is slow and lag

Anonymous
2021-10-27T16:59:15+00:00

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Windows 11 file explorer is slow and lag. When using the up and down arrows it goes very slow compared to windows 10 which is super fast. It is also slow when opening folders as well as selecting either with the mouse or with shift + arrows.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-16T10:13:51+00:00

    This KB number description does not mention any fixes from MS pertaining to File Explorer that I can see. Plus it's installation through update occurred automatically some time back and hasn't changed Explorer's behaviour at all.

    So maybe it is hardware related. Having mixed formatted drives like EXFAT and FAT32 might give Windows 11 a hard time.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-04-22T10:43:02+00:00

    For me, issue was caused by iCloud.

    Resolved by uninstalling iCloud, restarting explorer & onedrive - normal behaviour restored.

    A computer that had been upgraded from W10 to W11.

    Current build - Windows 11 - 10.0.22000.527

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-01-28T08:10:05+00:00

    Jaaayyyy! Same here! I installed KB5008353 and explorer seems much faster!

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-01-26T15:05:14+00:00

    Thank you so much for this post!!! It will help me a lot. File Explorer response seems to be much improved.

    Performance is nearly instantaneous when navigating local folders and folders on OneDrive.

    While performance for has been greatly improved for SharePoint synced folders, it still takes 3 seconds ("1-one thousand, 2-one thousand, 3-one thousand") to open a folder there. The Preview for the Windows update says, "Addresses some issues that affect File Explorer’s performance when you browse for files and select files.". This makes me think that there are more issues to be corrected to get back to the performance from Windows 10.

    That said, I am very happy they have turned a crippling problem into much less significant (but still important to fix) performance hit.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-01-26T14:07:40+00:00

    Good news: I've updated my W11 (Enterprise) today using this recent cumulative update and the problem seems fixed :) (it is much smoother than before the update)

    January 25, 2022—KB5008353 (OS Build 22000.469) Preview (microsoft.com)

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