Windows 10: Downloading windows 10 taking ages!

Discus and support Downloading windows 10 taking ages! in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I want to download windows 10 to my USB through my chromebook and it is downloading but its going to take 4 hours is there any way to speed up the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by JuanGrijalva1, Dec 1, 2020.

  1. Downloading windows 10 taking ages!


    I want to download windows 10 to my USB through my chromebook and it is downloading but its going to take 4 hours is there any way to speed up the process or is this normal? And will this work to install windows 10 into a PC?

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    JuanGrijalva1, Dec 1, 2020
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  2. Download folder takes an age to load


    After several day, the Download folder contents now seem to display just the same as any other folder, so don't know what was going on - can't believe that Windows 'learns' the contents so that if there's no change it just displays the last search.

    UPDATE: Switched PC off & back on after a couple hours. Download folder contents taking ages to show. The green progress bar reaches the end with still no folder contents shown, then repeats process for second time before eventually displaying folder contents.

    Will try suggestions above but surely this is basic stuff, not rocket science!
     
    WightWalker, Dec 1, 2020
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  3. rtwjunkie Win User
    geforce experience takes an age to load..

    Well that's why I asked. Mine is on SSD and takes 11 seconds. Your list of games will not appear if it has not checkd for updated suggested settings for awhile until it checks.

    When it says it is refreshing the game list, it is checking, because NVIDIA periodically updates suggested settings. Plus it will look for those for new games you have installed.

    So, the less it is run, the slower it will be.
     
    rtwjunkie, Dec 1, 2020
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  4. vjacobie Win User

    Downloading windows 10 taking ages!

    Download folder takes an age to load


    Hey there WightWalker,

    Not sure if you have found your solution yet, but I was struggling with this particular issue since installation of Windows 10. A number of my folders took forever to sort by Date, size or anything except the standard Windows Explorer Display.
    Luckily, there is an exact solution that works like a charm!!
    Step 1: Open Explorer
    Step 2: Go to the folder that you have issues with (but don't go into the folder)
    Step 3: Right click on the folder, and select Properties
    Step 4: Click on the "Customize" tab
    Step 5: Under the "Optimize this folder for:" drop down, change this to "General Items"
    Step 6: Tick the box that says include subfolders
    Step 7: Click Apply and OK
    Step 8: Done, move on to your next problem folder and repeat Downloading windows 10 taking ages! :)

     
    vjacobie, Dec 1, 2020
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