

Additionally, the “Show hidden items” option will no longer appear unexpectedly when multiple instances are open. Windows 11 Build 22478 finally fixes the File Explorer command bar bug that Microsoft describes as the “root cause of performance issues” for users.

Explorer is apparently plagued with slow context menu bugs too, all of which are doubtless pretty aggravating. It also resulted in high memory usage when users selected files with arrow keys. This bug is also responsible for performance issues when selecting files using the drag functionality of the operating system. The command bar reportedly does unnecessary calculations when users navigate between different folders, resulting in an “unexpected decrease in performance”. These bug fixes and improvements should hit the production channel later this year or early next year.File Explorer bug slowing down Windows 11 PCs A bug that could crash explorer.exe when using the Desktops flyout context menu is getting a fix, and another crash bug that occurred when dismissing the desktop flyout will be fixed as well. In this build, Microsoft has also made a few changes to improve explorer.exe reliability and reduce crashes when using File Explorer. The command bar is similar to the ribbon menu and it contains your customization settings/options. File Explorer performance issuesĪs you may be aware, File Explorer has been updated with a fresh design on Windows 11 and it also comes with a new command bar which refers to the header or action bar that appears when you open Explorer. Thankfully, Microsoft has confirmed that it’s working on performance improvements for the context menu and Build 22478 includes a change that would improve context menu launch performance.

The delay is more noticeable on low-end devices or when the system is easy and some users have been able to fix it by restarting the Explorer.exe. The modern context menu, which works very well on touch devices, has a bug that causes a delay when you right-click anywhere on the desktop or Explorer. Even the old menu that had twice as many menu items, but it at least loaded instantly,” another user noted. “Opening the context menu is slow and after it opens about half the items are stuck “loading” for a few seconds. Just seems sloppy,” one user explained the problem with the new context menu in the Feedback Hub. “There’s a delay of 1/2 second in most cases, but also sometimes you can see it start to open, then flicker as it has to readjust the size to reflect the options.
