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Windows Explorer slow to open networked computer, fast to navigate once opened

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Mar 15, 202615509 views
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I open Windows Explorer and enter an IP for a computer on my home network (\\192.168.1.101). It takes 30 seconds or more to present a list of the shared folders. It does not appear to be an initial handshaking/authentication thing; even if I allow the view to load and then immediately load the same…

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Fix for: Windows Explorer slow to open networked computer, fast to navigate once opened

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I've seen this happen before and it was a NETBIOS name issue (can happen even if you use the IP) -- try adding the computer name to your HOSTS file and see if it still happens. Open Start > Run Run "notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" Add…

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