News Windows File Explorer Bug Ironically Boosts Browsing Performance

Ralston18

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On my system the F11 key opens the System window. And not at full screen.

And subsequent F11 keys presses do not appear to be doing anything.

No macros or other key configuration settings.

What am I missing?

Has the bug already been "fixed"?
 

MWeiss89

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On my system the F11 key opens the System window. And not at full screen.

And subsequent F11 keys presses do not appear to be doing anything.

No macros or other key configuration settings.

What am I missing?

Has the bug already been "fixed"?
Sounds like you have an active function key layer. Holding fn+f11 may toggle fullscreen mode.
 
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Sippincider

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The only issue with this "bug" is that the navbar apparently breaks when activating the bug,

Which means the bug WILL get fixed the next time MS moves all the UI stuff around (yet again).

Or... it'll become one of Windows' many layers of barnacles, and will work sporadically for the next 25 years.
 

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Made no difference at all on my Win10 system. Sigh. I was hoping it would solve the handle accumulation problem. My explorer accumulates handles for no reason and I have to reboot once a week or so just to clear them. Oh well. Windows being Windows I suppose.
 
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This bug, gaslighters will call it a feature and it works sort of .

It doesn't improve performance when you're right clicking an folder and you must wait up to 5 seconds for the context menu to appear.

Repeat this step again, it's only about 1/2 second.

Windows just doesn't care about performance and even corporate users/IT admins might want to suggest their infrastructure shift to Linux as a result.

And consumers are already moving away from PCs and switching to tablets and MAC PCs if they must use a PC.
 
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Newb888

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Which means the bug WILL get fixed the next time MS moves all the UI stuff around (yet again).

Or... it'll become one of Windows' many layers of barnacles, and will work sporadically for the next 25 years.
I "disabled" auto updates. I have to return every 3 or 4 weeks and reset the delay updates option.
 

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