Win8/Win8.1 open folder slow no response how to do

For Win8/Win8.1 open folder is slow, open the folder no response problem, I believe that many users have a headache. This phenomenon is mainly caused by a large number of executable programs stored in this folder.

Cause Analysis

If the third-party protection software is not installed on the computer, the Windows Defender that comes with the Win8/Win8.1 system is enabled by default. This results in a large amount of system resources being used when scanning files and causing slow opening of the folder, and no response for half a day; Windows Defender should automatically shut down if other protection software is installed.

Solution 1: Turn off Windows Defender

Under the Win8/win8.1 desktop, hover your mouse over the top right or bottom right corner of the taskbar to bring up the vertical menu and click “ ”→“Control Panel”;Open the control panel and set the view mode to “large (small) icon” to find Windows Defender.

Or press “Windows+Q” combination, enter "ldd;; Windows Defender" in the pop-up search box to find and open the Windows Defender interface.

Open Windows Defender, click “Set ”→“Real-time protection", “ enable real-time protection (recommended)> remove the checkmark and save the changes.

If you don't have protection software installed and don't want to turn off Windows Defender, you'll need to set a special case. The specific settings are as follows:

Click the “Settings' tab, and there are corresponding exception settings on the left side. If you want to exclude a folder, click “excluded files and locations", click on the <quo;file location""""""""""""""""""" Click “Save Changes”.

Exceptions, you can also set “excluded file types”, enter “exe” in the "file extension" box, multiple extensions separated by semicolons, and then click “ ”→“Save Changes”. Of course, the exclusion of settings is that you need to know that the programs you have are harmless.

Solution 2: Close the index and increase the response rate

Right-click on the target folder and select “Properties", at the bottom right of the “General" tab, click “Advanced” Button, in the pop-up dialog box, cancel “ in addition to the file properties, it is also allowed to index the contents of this drive file & rdquo; in front of the check mark. Check "Scalize content to save disk space" and click “OK”.

After setting up, open the folder again, you will find that it is no longer a long wait, but open instantly. Both methods are very effective through the author's test.