This set of tweaks will make the contents of your folder display faster by disabling all of the unnecessary folder options.
How-to:
1. Open any Windows folder you like
2. Go to Tools
3. Click Folder Options…
Under General Tab
- Tick Use Windows Classic Folders
Under View Tab
Files and Folder
- Untick Automatically search for network folders and printers
- Untick Display file size information in folder tips
- Tick Display simple folder view in Explorer’s Folders list
- Untick Display the contents of system folders
- Tick Display the full path in the address bar
- Untick Display the full path in the title bar
- Tick Do not cache thumbnails
Hidden files and folders
- Tick Do not show hidden files and folders
- Untick Hide extentions for known file types
- Tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)
- Untick Launch folder windows in a separate process
Managing pairs of Web pages and folders
- Tick Show and manage the pair as a single file
- Untick Remember each folder’s view settings
- Untick previous folder windows at logon
- Untick Show Control Panel in My Computer
- Tick Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color
- Untick Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items
- Untick simple file sharing (Recommended)
Under Offline Files tab
- Untick Enable Offline Files
4. Click Apply
5. Click OK
