Trim some milisecs off my startup?

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kunkel321
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Trim some milisecs off my startup?

Post by kunkel321 »

Hi All,
I haven't been to the forum in a while -- I hope you're all well.

Seems like xy has been loading a bit sluggishly lately... Given the info below, does anything jump out at you guys as a likely culprit?

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XY ver: 	XYplorer 24.20.0200 - Lifetime License Enterprise
OS:     	Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045.2965 (10.0)
Loaded: 	2023-05-18 10:35:42 in 2,130 ms
Threshold: 	10 ms (shorter tasks are skipped below)

     0 ms:     398 ms - Start Load
   398 ms:      23 ms - Init Language
   421 ms:     129 ms - Load Language
   550 ms:      18 ms - Load Settings
   568 ms:     189 ms - Init Custom File Icons
   757 ms:      69 ms - Init Controls
   826 ms:     297 ms - Init Graphics
 1,123 ms:      55 ms - Init Tabs
 1,178 ms:     112 ms - Create Info Panel
 1,290 ms:     136 ms - Set Interface Font
 1,426 ms:      59 ms - Init Panes
 1,496 ms:      11 ms - Tab Icons
 1,508 ms:      75 ms - Load Folder Size Cache
 1,584 ms:     111 ms - Go Start Path Expanded: C:\Users\steve\OneDrive
 1,695 ms:      72 ms - Init Custom Toolbar Buttons
 1,773 ms:      10 ms - Load This Pane
 1,783 ms:      26 ms - List 1 Browse: C:\Users\steve\OneDrive
 1,817 ms:      11 ms - Layout Bars
 1,828 ms:      71 ms - Layout Tabs
 1,899 ms:      20 ms - Layout Status Bar
 1,919 ms:     135 ms - --- Show Window ---
 2,058 ms:      11 ms - XY64 Init
 2,069 ms:      49 ms - Load Soft Columns 1
 2,118 ms:      12 ms - Load Soft Columns 2
 2,130 ms:            - Load Done

MaxiTree: Rows=94, Nodes=100, Expanded=7
Network on Startup: Browse=No, Reconnect=No, CacheServers=No
Command Line: "C:\Users\steve\OneDrive"
Pane 1: Items=19/19, Pane 2: Items=4/4, Catalog: Items=1
Tagged Items in Database: 0
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Re: Trim some milisecs off my startup?

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Help - CTRL+Click on "Various Information"

Provides a lot of info what could be turned off

Config, General, Tree and List, Check existence of subfolders in tree is off?
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Re: Trim some milisecs off my startup?

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Thanks Highend! I had forgotten about that dialog. I will try these tips.
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Re: Trim some milisecs off my startup?

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In my experience an unexpected sluggishness is often fixed by a Windows reboot.

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Re: Trim some milisecs off my startup?

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admin wrote: 19 May 2023 08:03 In my experience an unexpected sluggishness is often fixed by a Windows reboot.
Now that you mention it... It has been 8 days, 19 hrs, and 2 mins since that last restart.
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Re: Trim some milisecs off my startup?

Post by kunkel321 »

Thanks again Don and Highend.

I changed a couple of tweaks and restarted Windows. It's a bit faster now. 1.363 seconds compared to 1.227 for a fresh run.

It's noteworthy that I have a bunch of custom toolbar buttons with custom images. Also I use automatic color formatting. I have custom icons in my xyicons dir, though I don't use them.

fyi reports:

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From Steve's setup

XY ver: 	XYplorer 24.20.0200 - Lifetime License Enterprise
OS:     	Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045.2965 (10.0)
Loaded: 	2023-05-19 12:50:01 in 1,363 ms
Threshold: 	10 ms (shorter tasks are skipped below)

     0 ms:     253 ms - Start Load
   253 ms:      14 ms - Init Language
   267 ms:      43 ms - Load Language
   310 ms:      13 ms - Load Settings
   323 ms:      10 ms - Init Custom File Icons
   333 ms:      36 ms - Init Controls
   369 ms:     212 ms - Init Graphics
   581 ms:      22 ms - Init Tabs
   603 ms:      61 ms - Create Info Panel
   664 ms:     117 ms - Set Interface Font
   781 ms:      38 ms - Init Panes
   836 ms:     225 ms - Go Start Path Expanded: C:\Users\steve
 1,061 ms:      34 ms - Init Custom Toolbar Buttons
 1,110 ms:      17 ms - List 2 Browse: C:\Users\steve
 1,140 ms:      53 ms - Layout List
 1,197 ms:     101 ms - --- Show Window ---
 1,302 ms:      19 ms - Load Soft Columns 1
 1,321 ms:      42 ms - Load Soft Columns 2
 1,363 ms:            - Load Done

MaxiTree: Rows=104, Nodes=110, Expanded=7
Network on Startup: Browse=No, Reconnect=No, CacheServers=No
Command Line: "C:\Users\steve
Pane 1: Items=3/21, Pane 2: Items=25/53, Catalog: Items=1
Tagged Items in Database: 0

/===========================

XYplorer: 24.20.0200 - Lifetime License Enterprise
Loaded in: 1,363 ms at 5/19/2023 12:50:01 PM
Uptime: 1 min, 18 secs   Runtime: 6.00.9848
Memory Usage: 42,652 KB, Virtual Memory Size: 17,968 KB

OS: Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045.2965 (10.0), .NET v4.8.04084
OS Uptime: 6 hrs, 16 mins, 30 secs
Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time, Pacific Daylight Time   UTC Offset: --07:00
User Role: User   UI Language: English
Themes: Yes

1) A 'Yes' might slow down file operations and browsing:
  Auto-refresh current: Yes
    Network: No
    Removables: No
    Virtual Folders: No
    During File Ops: No
  Auto-refresh all (SHChangeNotify): Yes
  Get Folder Sizes: No
  Support volume labels in paths: No
  Check Existence of Subfolders in Tree: No
  Autosize Columns: No
  Icon Overlays (List, Tree, Network): No, No, No

2) The bigger (more), the slower:
  Tags: tag.dat has 876 bytes (0 tagged items)
  Color Filters: Yes (28 active filters)
  Custom File Icons: No (36 active icons)
  Icon Cache Count: 8
  Tree Remember State: No
    MiniTreePaths: 27 paths
    MaxiTreePaths: 1 paths

3) A 'Yes' will speed up browsing:
  Generic Icons: Yes
    Generic Icons Network Only: Yes
    Generic Icons For All Controls: No

4) A 'Yes' might slow down selecting an item:
  File Info Tips: Yes
  File Info Tips Custom: No
  File Info Tips Extra: No

5) A 'Yes' might speed up startup:
  Cache network servers: No
  Servers: servers.dat has 0 servers
  No network browsing on startup: Yes
  Fast network enumeration: No (on some systems a Yes makes it slower!)
  Pre-check availability of servers: No (on some systems a Yes makes it slower!)

6) A 'Yes' might slow down startup:
  Cache folder sizes: No
  Reconnect mapped network drives on startup: No

7) Column Layout: Name,Ext,Modified,:d-8,Size

Slowdown cause number one: An active virus scanner can severely slow down file operations and make XYplorer less responsive. Especially Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender can have a dramatic negative effect on speed. Try to add XYplorer.exe and XYcopy.exe to the exceptions.

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From ::Fresh run

XY ver: 	XYplorer 24.20.0200 - Lifetime License Enterprise
OS:     	Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045.2965 (10.0)
Loaded: 	2023-05-19 12:52:12 in 1,227 ms
Threshold: 	10 ms (shorter tasks are skipped below)

     0 ms:     277 ms - Start Load
   277 ms:      62 ms - Init Language
   348 ms:      36 ms - Init Controls
   384 ms:     183 ms - Init Graphics
   567 ms:      25 ms - Init Tabs
   592 ms:      68 ms - Create Info Panel
   660 ms:     173 ms - Set Interface Font
   833 ms:      33 ms - Init Panes
   885 ms:      35 ms - Go Start Path: This PC
   943 ms:      20 ms - Layout Bars
   963 ms:      77 ms - Layout Tabs
 1,047 ms:      91 ms - --- Show Window ---
 1,147 ms:      53 ms - Tree Check Subfolders Exist Late: C:\Users\steve\Links\
 1,227 ms:            - Load Done

MaxiTree: Rows=11, Nodes=12, Expanded=2
Tree Check Subfolders Exist: Yes
Icon Overlays (List, Tree, Network): Yes, No, No
Network on Startup: Browse=Yes, Reconnect=No, CacheServers=No
Command Line: /fresh
Pane 1: Items=4/2, Pane 2: Items=9/24, Catalog: Items=1
Tagged Items in Database: 0

/========================

XYplorer: 24.20.0200 - Lifetime License Enterprise
Loaded in: 1,227 ms at 5/19/2023 12:52:12 PM
Uptime: 50 secs   Runtime: 6.00.9848
Memory Usage: 43,816 KB, Virtual Memory Size: 17,628 KB

OS: Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045.2965 (10.0), .NET v4.8.04084
OS Uptime: 6 hrs, 18 mins, 13 secs
Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time, Pacific Daylight Time   UTC Offset: --07:00
User Role: User   UI Language: English
Themes: Yes   RealSystem32: Yes

1) A 'Yes' might slow down file operations and browsing:
  Auto-refresh current: Yes
    Network: Yes  
    Removables: Yes
    Virtual Folders: No
    During File Ops: No
  Auto-refresh all (SHChangeNotify): Yes
  Get Folder Sizes: No
  Support volume labels in paths: No
  Check Existence of Subfolders in Tree: Yes
  Autosize Columns: No
  Icon Overlays (List, Tree, Network): Yes, No, No

2) The bigger (more), the slower:
  Tags: tag.dat has 884 bytes (0 tagged items)
  Color Filters: No (0 active filters)
  Custom File Icons: Yes (0 active icons)
  Icon Cache Count: 3
  Tree Remember State: No
    MiniTreePaths: 1 paths
    MaxiTreePaths: 1 paths

3) A 'Yes' will speed up browsing:
  Generic Icons: No
    Generic Icons Network Only: No
    Generic Icons For All Controls: No

4) A 'Yes' might slow down selecting an item:
  File Info Tips: Yes
  File Info Tips Custom: No
  File Info Tips Extra: Yes

5) A 'Yes' might speed up startup:
  Cache network servers: No
  Servers: servers.dat has 0 servers
  No network browsing on startup: No
  Fast network enumeration: No (on some systems a Yes makes it slower!)
  Pre-check availability of servers: No (on some systems a Yes makes it slower!)

6) A 'Yes' might slow down startup:
  Cache folder sizes: No
  Reconnect mapped network drives on startup: No

7) Column Layout: Name,Type,Total Size,Used Space,Free Space,Full %,Per Cluster,Vol Serial,File System

Slowdown cause number one: An active virus scanner can severely slow down file operations and make XYplorer less responsive. Especially Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender can have a dramatic negative effect on speed. Try to add XYplorer.exe and XYcopy.exe to the exceptions.
ste(phen|ve) kunkel

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