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Why does Programs and Features take minutes to populate?
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Mar 15, 20267659 viewsConfidence Score0%
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On my Windows 7 machine, the Programs and Features control panel page takes 3 and a half minutes to fully populate (it varies, but that is one example). Initially the large majority of installed apps are shown, and then over the remaining period, further apps trickle in, while the progress bar cree…
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Fix for: Why does Programs and Features take minutes to populate?
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Turn off the Size column. If you right click the Size column and turn it off, the list will populate just about instantly. For full speed, show only the Name, Publisher, Installed On and Version columns. Once you verified it opens instantly, add bac…
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