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balbul
Brass Contributor
Sep 17, 2021

Windows 11 File Explorer freezes when renaming files

Hi, my file explorer lags (or freezes for few seconds) every time i rename files and happened in any folder or files in any drive. Specifically, it happens after i'm finished renaming a file or folde...
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RichJ101
Copper Contributor
Dec 23, 2021

My installation of Windows 11 straight up tells me it is moving files when I rename a folder.

 

Why?

This is a dealbreaker for me.  Back to Windows 10.

 

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MNJONES1907
Copper Contributor
Dec 23, 2021

RichJ101 

That is most strange!  

 

Since moving  back to Windows 10, I have had zero problems with:  renaming files, moving files to other folders, copying files to other folders, DX 12 gaming,. In addition, I have only had one instance of Windows Explorer freezing and crashing, but I was doing multiple things at once and I was likely the reason it went sideways.  The only thing that Windows 10 does that I am not liking is it identifies one of my Western Digital 2TB HDD as a SSD, but that could be a BIOS issue.  Windows 11 also saw that drive as a SSD.  The drive is not a hybrid, so not sure what it happens, but web searches in the search engine of one's choice shows many others having similar issues and solutions are iffy; mileage may vary. 

Since rolling back, I have never liked a Microsoft operating system better, especially knowing what we'll be stuck with after Win 10 is no longer supported. 

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