Windows 10: PC crashed/hung, now always getting green progress bar in Explorer

Discus and support PC crashed/hung, now always getting green progress bar in Explorer in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I wonder if anyone can advise. On Friday my PC hung/crashed (I think it was while opening an nzb file), and I had to restart by right-clicking the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by abibee, May 10, 2021.

  1. abibee Win User

    PC crashed/hung, now always getting green progress bar in Explorer


    I wonder if anyone can advise. On Friday my PC hung/crashed (I think it was while opening an nzb file), and I had to restart by right-clicking the start button, left-click was gone. Now every time I open windows explorer and every sub-folder I go into, I have the green progress bar loading slowly, and files only being available to access slowly. Is there a way to fix this? P.S. I'm not even sure what that progress bar bar is exactly, it's to do with indexing folder contents? Windows 10 Pro, 20H2.

    :)
     
    abibee, May 10, 2021
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  2. Mohan B P Win User

    Green bar

    Hi,



    I realize that you are facing slow performance issue in your Windows 10 system. Let me assist you.



    To assist you better, write back to us with the following information.




    • When you say “I am getting a green bar across the top of all my windows”, are you referring to the loading green progress bar?

    • What is the make and model of your system?

    • Which build of Windows 10 is installed in your computer?


    I suggest you to follow the below troubleshooting methods and check if the issue is resolved.



    Step 1: Delete Cache and Cookie from Internet Explorer.




    • Press Windows key + R key, type
      inetcpl.cpl and press Enter key.

    • Click on Delete.

    • Check the first four options and click on
      Delete option.


    Step 2: Run Internet Explorer Performance troubleshooter.




    • Type Troubleshooting in the search bar and select
      Troubleshooting.

    • Click on View all in the left panel.

    • Find and click on Internet Explorer Performance.

    • Follow the on-screen instructions.

    If the issue still persists, I suggest you to provide the screenshot of the issue you are facing.

    Refer to the below link to attach screen shot in your post:

    How to include a screenshot in your post



    Hope the information helps. Kindly write back to us for further assistance on Windows. We’ll be glad to assist you.



    Thank you.
     
    Mohan B P, May 10, 2021
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  3. jshaw42 Win User
    Green progress bar in File Explorer


    I don't remember how or when I made a change in File Explorer, but each time I call it up now, I get a slow moving progress bar in the bar where it identifies the location. I noticed there in the search bar it shows where it is going: "search (JPC crashed/hung, now always getting green progress bar in Explorer :) Jack" as an example.

    How do I stop this? It takes a lot of time, depending on the folder.
     
    jshaw42, May 10, 2021
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  4. MTCSLtd Win User

    PC crashed/hung, now always getting green progress bar in Explorer

    Slow Green progress bar in File Explorer - possible solution

    I've had a problem with File Explorer since upgrading to Windows 10, where I get a green progress bar that crawls along slowly, delaying the results of folder display such as the Download and Documents folders. It could take up to a minute before the folders
    would display.

    I tried many different things as possible solutions that I'd found when searching the web:

    • SFC
    • DISM
    • various options in File Explorer

    Nothing worked for me.

    I then thought perhaps there's a problem with the indexing. I was about to rebuild the index under the control panel\Indexing\Advanced options, but by chance went into the Modify option which looks at indexed locations.

    Here I noticed there were pointers to my D: drive to a series of folders which are not there any more. They appeared to be from an old user profile, with a comment beside them saying 'Unavailable'. I unticked these, clicked OK to save the changes, then restarted
    File Exlorer and found that I no longer get the slow green progress bar when I go into my Downloads and Documents folders.

    I had upgraded to Windows 10 Pro x64 from Windows 8.1. I don't recall if I had this problem with Windows 8.1, but I think I probably did. Also, I used to re-direct my Documents and other personal folders to D\:username, but now I redirect them to D:\Users\username,
    and think somehow the old location was remembered by Search.

    It worked for me. Hope it works for you.
     
    MTCSLtd, May 10, 2021
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