Little Known Way to Speed up Windows Explorer browsing

If you have to wait every time you open a new Explorer window then this tip is for you.

Open up Explorer and select the Folder Options menu underneath the Tools menu.

This will open a set of property pages which lets you change various folder options. Select the View tab and then uncheck the option Automatically search for network folders and printers.

Click Ok to close the dialog box.

This tip will work if your machine is connected to a network and you have network shared folders. If you have any network folders under Network Places then Windows will look for them to display in the explorer. If you have a slow connection it will take a while for Windows to recognize that the folder isn’t available. In the meantime, the Explorer window doesn’t display.

If you have any other Explorer tips, please tell us about them.