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Windows: Turn off your network search to speed it up

Are you most likely experiencing a well-known issue where Windows hangs while trying to search for network folders and printers before displaying anything to you?

How-To Geek weblog suggests turning off network folder and printer searching in Explorer's folder options. Just open Explorer, go to Tools -> Folder Options and click on the View tab. At the top of the File and Folders list, uncheck "Automatically search for network folders and printers

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