How to Speed Up Windows Explorer

Can't see any images? Please add [email protected] to your address book. How to Speed Up Windows Explorer? Works with Windows 7 and Windows 8 Dear Welcome to the 14th week of Solvusoft’s free Windows tips and tricks. This week we will show you how to easily speed up Windows Explorer. Efficient file management requires the ability to navigate quickly between folders and files. With a few tweaks to Windows Explorer's settings and a few keyboard shortcuts, navigation through your machine's gigabytes of stored data can be signifactly improved in terms of speed. Speeding up Windows Explorer Windows 7 If you aren’t sure what Windows Explorer is, it's a Windows program that lets you browse directories and folders on your computer. As the data pile up, it takes more time for Windows Explorer to open the desired folder and finds the exact file that you’ve been looking for. You can significantly speed up the display load time of Windows Explorer by disabling the option to search for network printers and folders. By default, each time Windows Explorer is opened it will try to locate any printer or folder on your computer network. If your computer is not connected to a network, or you have no network printers or folders that are being shared, you can disable this option altogether by following these steps: Open Windows Explorer. Click the Tools drop-down menu and then Folder Options. Within the Folder Options tab, click the View tab. Uncheck "Automatically search for network folders and printers." Windows 8 Select “Search” option available in the Charms Bar, type “Control Panel” in the text box and press Enter key on your keyboard. In the Control Panel window go to “Network and Internet” option and select “View Network Status and Tasks”. Now click on the “Change Advanced Sharing Settings” on the left pane of the screen. In “Advanced Sharing Settings” Window under “File and Printer Sharing” options disable sharing of files and Printer. Select “Save Changes” and then restart your computer to make changes to take effect. In Windows 8 there are also a few additional features in Windows Explorer that you can disable in order to improve its functionality and speed. Here it is how to do it: Open My Computer and click on "View" tab present in the Ribbon. Now click on "Options" button present at the end to open Folder Options window. Go to "View" tab and uncheck the following options: Display file size information in folder tips Hide empty drives in the Computer folder Hide extensions for known file types Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items Hope you enjoyed this week’s Secret of Windows. Stay tuned for more! Talk to you soon, Jason Grady Editor-in-Chief Secrets of Windows Newsletter Recommended Download WinThruster Fix Errors and Optimize Your PC! When you scan your PC with WinThruster you optimize your system so it performs like it's just out of the box. No more cluttered desktop. No more screen freeze. No more waiting for your apps to open. Your PC is scoured of all errors-leaving it clean and clear to run like it should. "Get WinThruster now for optimal PC performance." Free Download (3.7 MB) * Tested Spyware Free Share with Friends and Family | Forward to a friend Not Yet a Subscriber? When you subscribe to our newsletter, you will get access to the latest Windows tips, secrets, and tricks that Microsoft doesn't tell you. You will also receive special offers on discounted software only available to our subscribers. The newsletter is delivered directly to your email every week to make your life easy! Subscribe by clicking the link below: Click Here to Subscribe to Secrets of Windows Newsletter! You choose to be opted-in to our email newsletter list when you purchased Solvusoft software or downloaded our eBook, "Speed Secrets". The goal of our newsletter is to inform, educate, and make you aware of special offers that may help improve your computing experience. Unsubscribe from this list | Forward to a friend | Update your profile Our mailing address is: Solvusoft Corporation 848 N. Rainbow Blvd. #3321 Las Vegas, NV 89107 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2019 Solvusoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Can't see any images? Please add [email protected] to your address book. How to Add a Shortcut to the 'Send To' Menu Works with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 Dear Welcome to the 3rd week of Solvusoft’s free Windows tips and tricks that can significantly improve your user experience in everyone’s favorite Operating System. One of the strongest benefits of using Windows is its power of customization and your ability to adjust it to your needs and habits. In this week’s tip we will show you how to use a right-click option “Send To” to add your own favorite application to the list of locations where you can send (open) some file. It doesn’t have to be mail recipient only; you might want to add ‘Notepad’ to this list if you frequently view text files, or ‘Photoshop’, if you regularly work with images. Adding a Shortcut to the 'Send To' Menu Windows Vista / 7: Load the run box (by pressing WINDOWS KEY + R) Enter the following command: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo Click OK. This will open the Send To folder in your Windows Explorer. Right- click in the white space on the right Select New > Shortcut. Navigate to the location of the application you wish to add and click Next. Enter the name you want to appear on the Send To menu 8. Click Finish. Other Windows Versions: Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type Sendto, and then click OK. Add a destination by doing one of the following: Use the drag-and-drop operation to move the item that you want to the SendTo folder. Right-click on it and then click Create Shortcuts Here. -or- Point to ‘New’ on the File menu, and then select Shortcut. Follow the instructions in the Create Shortcut Wizard. A new shortcut is created in the SendTo folder, and it is displayed on the Send To menu. With these few simple steps you can have a new ‘Send To’ icon, leading to your favorite program or application, whenever you right-click on any file. Hope you enjoyed this week’s Secret of Windows. Stay tuned for more! Talk to you soon, Jason Grady Editor-in-Chief Secrets of Windows Newsletter Recommended Download WinThruster Fix Errors and Optimize Your PC! When you scan your PC with WinThruster you optimize your system so it performs like it's just out of the box. No more cluttered desktop. No more screen freeze. No more waiting for your apps to open. Your PC is scoured of all errors-leaving it clean and clear to run like it should. "Get WinThruster now for optimal PC performance." Free Download (3.7 MB) * Tested Spyware Free Share with Friends and Family | Forward to a friend Not Yet a Subscriber? When you subscribe to our newsletter, you will get access to the latest Windows tips, secrets, and tricks that Microsoft doesn't tell you. You will also receive special offers on discounted software only available to our subscribers. The newsletter is delivered directly to your email every week to make your life easy! Subscribe by clicking the link below: Click Here to Subscribe to Secrets of Windows Newsletter! You choose to be opted-in to our email newsletter list when you purchased Solvusoft software or downloaded our eBook, "Speed Secrets". The goal of our newsletter is to inform, educate, and make you aware of special offers that may help improve your computing experience. Unsubscribe from this list | Forward to a friend | Update your profile Our mailing address is: Solvusoft Corporation 848 N. Rainbow Blvd. #3321 Las Vegas, NV 89107 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2018 Solvusoft Corporation. All rights reserved.