"This PC" folder takes forever to load. Explorer.exe

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I am running Windows 8.1x64 on an HP DV6 laptop with 8GB RAM & 720GB HDD. Sys Specs - Imgur
Every time I try to open the "Computer" folder (formerly "My Computer,") the window shows that it's loading for a very long time. It'll eventually come up and show me what drives are mounted. This has been going on since about July 2013. At that time my computer was running Win 7, I upgraded to Win 8 when it was released, and recently Win 8.1.
Here is a visual: Computer - Imgur
It will eventually show it's contents, but after 5-15 minutes of sitting in a hang.


Everything else works fine, I can open any folder and it won't do this. It only does it when I try to go into the "This PC" folder.

Here is what I was able to view in event viewer right after the hang imgur: the simple image sharer
The only useful information in the details tab is that it was Explorer.exe at C:\Windows\Explorer.exe

Short of doing a clean install, is there something I can do to fix this?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
It is a sign of one of the disk drives/CD/DVD or USB device becomes defective/corrupted or hard to read.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
Yes and BTW, it would help us to help you if you fill out your System Specs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
Quick Fix... or rather Quick Fail

It is a sign of one of the disk drives/CD/DVD or USB device becomes defective/corrupted or hard to read.

Hi all!

As I mentioned yesterday, I have this problem too and *thought* I found a quick fix, but it just so happened that the lag had simply skipped a turned precisely when I tried it... and then came back. So the tweaking of power plan settings might in fact change nothing, but you may try anyway, since it is easily reversible and, more importantly, quick...

Here is the not-so-effective solution if you mant to give it a try:
1. Go to your computer's power options (a fast way is by right-clicking on the battery icon in the taskbar)
2. Click on "Change plan settings" beside the applicable plan in the list
3. Click on "Change advanced settings"
4. Develop "USB settings"
5. Develop "USB selective suspend setting"
6. Disable that, click OK... and it's done.

Again, as I already mentioned, I am not knowledgeable enough to suggest a more suitable solution, but, as topgundcp pointed out, I guess you should still focus on disk drives, CD/DVD or USB devices.

For instance, here are a few possible causes of such a lag:
– If there is a defective USB key connected
– If a syncing problem is encountered by OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive)
– If the Windows registry contains too many entries of previously used storage volumes not currently connected.

Anyway, good luck!
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, 64 bits
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