I came across a surprising fix to a problem I was having today, and thought I'd share it here on my site. While using Windows 7 and browsing through various folders in SharePoint with Windows Explorer, everything was loading at a sickeningly slow pace. Super, extremely, verrrrrrrrrrrrrry slow.
Oddly enough, you can make it run fast by changing some settings in Internet Explorer. You need to make sure you make these changes in IE regardless of whichever other browser you may use, as it is heavily integrated with Windows Explorer.
Open IE, go to 'Tools', and then choose 'Internet Options'. Go to the 'Connections' tab, and then click the 'LAN settings' button (it's right near the bottom). Uncheck the box next to 'Automatically detect settings'. Click 'OK' twice and you're all set.
If I had more of a networking background, I'd offer you an explanation as for why this works... but in the meantime, I hope that this helps out some of you out there who have been experiencing the same frustration as me!
(Consider this an open invitation to leave a comment if you know why this works. I offer my eternal gratitude in return.)
Thanks a billion; this solution worked for me. You dont know how much I suffered due to this problem. Now its all fixed.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks!! It helped me as well.
ReplyDeleteFrom the very beginning the sharrpoint was working fast in both IE and Windows Explorer (WE) / Total commander. But suddenly sharepoint became extremely slow from WE.
Thanks for this solution!!
Thanks man, I was trying to move docs across sharepoint lists and this was killing me.
ReplyDeletethis helped me as well. Thank You very much!!
ReplyDeletethanks a million from Lithuania :)
ReplyDeletei cannot friggin beleive this simple fix worked. how rediculous and great at the same time.
ReplyDeleteYEY! Was wondering what the problem was, it started fast, then went all slow as hell.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU
OMG! I can't believe the solution was so simple! Thank you very much!
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