Windows 10: Windows 10 search prompting “This is taking too long to load”

When searching using the search functionality embedded in the start menu of Windows 10 when clicking the Windows icon in the left bottom, a screen is displayed saying "This is taking too long to load". On the bottom right, a string looking like a version number is displayed as well see screenshot. This looks quite "off" and doesn't seem to come from Windows. Please help me.

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Website take to long to load

Hi Hector,

There are several reasons why a website takes too long to respond. One of which is if the internet connection is intermittent. To isolate the issue, please answer the following questions:

• When did the issue start?
• Were there any changes made to your computer prior to the issue?
• Are you connected via wireless or wired connection?
• Does this happen to all websites you visit?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

We're looking forward to your response.

 

windows 10 takes 2 hours in loading the desktop

Hi,


Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.



Method 1: Try the followings steps to run System maintenance troubleshooter:

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  Click "Search" and type "Troubleshooting" without quotes and hit enter.
  
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  Click “System and security”
  
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  Select "System maintenance"
  
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  Click next to run the troubleshooter.
  
  
  

Method 2: How to perform a clean boot in Windows:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135

Note: The steps apply for Windows 10 as well.

Note 2: After the troubleshooting is done make sure to refer the section
" How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting" from the Clean boot article.



Method 3: Run the DISM Tool.

If the issue persists, I suggest you to run the DISM tool to check the system health and will try to restore the files.

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  Click on 'Start'.
  
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  Enter 'Command prompt' in the Search box.
  
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  In the list of results, swipe down on or right-click Command prompt, and then tap or click
  'Run as administrator'.
  
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  In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands. Press the
  Enter key after each command:
  

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  DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
  

To close the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type Exit, and then press Enter.

Note: The tool might take 15-20 minutes to finish running, so please do not cancel it.

Try the above steps and let us know the status of the issue for further assistance. Feel free to contact us, we will be glad to help you.

Thank you.

 

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.