Windows 11 Bug

Per https://www.techradar.com/news/windows-11-memory-leak-problem-causes-file-explorer-to-eat-ram , it seems Windows 11 debuts with a nasty if not critical memory leak bug in File Explorer. How odd 3 months in the Insider program wasn’t long enough to surface this before launch.

Conversation 4 comments

  • garythornberry

    Premium Member
    07 October, 2021 - 10:42 am

    <p>Using Windows 11, I find that Edge will freeze up after it starts loading but before the tabs have loaded. You have to wait several seconds for it to unfreeze, then it is fine.</p>

  • red.radar

    Premium Member
    07 October, 2021 - 1:00 pm

    <p>What I want to know is if it was reported in the 3 month testing period and they just ignored it</p>

  • dave78

    08 October, 2021 - 8:14 am

    <p>This is what happens when you disband your QA team.</p>

  • epguy40

    12 October, 2021 - 12:42 pm

    <p>workaround is to enable the option "Launch folder windows in a separate process" in the File Explorer Folder Options View tab. no more RAM leaks with that option.</p><p><br></p><p>I ALWAYS turn on that option to load explorer folders in a "separate process" in every Windows version</p>

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