Bug: Slow right click panel

[vrfp-dizquierdo]

Description

When I right-click on files, the panel appears without any problems, but when I right-click on a folder, the panel freezes for a few seconds and then lets me select options. Also, a couple of times when I right-click on different files and folders to check the speed at which I can interact with the panel, Files suddenly closes. If I put the shell extensions without a submenu, I see that until they load, I can't interact with the panel, so I don't know if that's what's slowing it down.

Steps To Reproduce

1-Right click on a folder
2-Locked context menu panel
3-Wait several seconds for the shell extensions to load
4-Context menu panel unlocked

Files Version

3.7.11.0

Windows Version

10.0.22631.4317

User ID

f9452645-268a-402c-8a07-991100aa7da4

Log File

2024-11-05 12:26:51.1050|Information|App launched. Launch args type: LaunchActivatedEventArgs
2024-11-05 12:26:53.2920|Information|Adding cloud provider "OneDrive" mapped to D:\Diego\OneDrive
2024-11-05 12:26:54.0150|Information|Running on ARM: False
2024-11-05 12:26:54.0942|Information|Drive added: C:, Fixed
2024-11-05 12:26:54.2765|Information|Drive added: D:, Fixed
2024-11-05 12:26:57.3088|Information|SIDELOAD: Checking for updates...
2024-11-05 12:26:58.0661|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 12:26:58.0664|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 12:26:58.0666|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Version: 3.3.0.0
2024-11-05 12:26:58.0668|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 12:26:58.0670|Information|SIDELOAD: Update found.
2024-11-05 12:26:58.0671|Information|SIDELOAD: Starting background download.
2024-11-05 12:27:01.7752|Information|Download time taken: 00:00:03
2024-11-05 12:34:40.1734|Information|App launched. Launch args type: LaunchActivatedEventArgs
2024-11-05 12:34:42.4555|Information|Adding cloud provider "OneDrive" mapped to D:\Diego\OneDrive
2024-11-05 12:34:42.7800|Information|Drive added: C:, Fixed
2024-11-05 12:34:42.8689|Information|Drive added: D:, Fixed
2024-11-05 12:34:44.8958|Information|SIDELOAD: Checking for updates...
2024-11-05 12:34:45.7185|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 12:34:45.7187|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 12:34:45.7189|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 12:34:45.7190|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 12:34:45.7191|Warning|SIDELOAD: Update not found.
2024-11-05 12:35:51.5075|Warning|System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800705B4): Se devolvió esta operación porque se agotó el tiempo de espera. (0x800705B4)
at Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32.IShellLinkW.Resolve(HWND hwnd, SLR_FLAGS fFlags)
at Vanara.Windows.Shell.ShellLink.LoadAndResolve(String linkFile, SLR_FLAGS resolveFlags, HWND hWin, UInt16 timeOut)
at Files.App.Utils.Storage.FileOperationsHelpers.ParseLinkAsync(String linkPath)
2024-11-05 12:35:51.5234|Information|Running on ARM: False
2024-11-05 12:38:34.1832|Warning|System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800705B4): Se devolvió esta operación porque se agotó el tiempo de espera. (0x800705B4)
at Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32.IShellLinkW.Resolve(HWND hwnd, SLR_FLAGS fFlags)
at Vanara.Windows.Shell.ShellLink.LoadAndResolve(String linkFile, SLR_FLAGS resolveFlags, HWND hWin, UInt16 timeOut)
at Files.App.Utils.Storage.FileOperationsHelpers.ParseLinkAsync(String linkPath)
2024-11-05 12:38:40.7963|Warning|System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800705B4): Se devolvió esta operación porque se agotó el tiempo de espera. (0x800705B4)
at Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32.IShellLinkW.Resolve(HWND hwnd, SLR_FLAGS fFlags)
at Vanara.Windows.Shell.ShellLink.LoadAndResolve(String linkFile, SLR_FLAGS resolveFlags, HWND hWin, UInt16 timeOut)
at Files.App.Utils.Storage.FileOperationsHelpers.ParseLinkAsync(String linkPath)
2024-11-05 12:38:40.9365|Warning|System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800705B4): Se devolvió esta operación porque se agotó el tiempo de espera. (0x800705B4)
at Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32.IShellLinkW.Resolve(HWND hwnd, SLR_FLAGS fFlags)
at Vanara.Windows.Shell.ShellLink.LoadAndResolve(String linkFile, SLR_FLAGS resolveFlags, HWND hWin, UInt16 timeOut)
at Files.App.Utils.Storage.FileOperationsHelpers.ParseLinkAsync(String linkPath)
2024-11-05 12:42:39.3385|Information|SIDELOAD: Checking for updates...
2024-11-05 12:42:39.3856|Information|The app is being activated. Activation type: LaunchActivatedEventArgs
2024-11-05 12:42:39.6870|Information|Drive added: C:, Fixed
2024-11-05 12:42:39.7794|Information|Drive added: D:, Fixed
2024-11-05 12:42:40.0622|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 12:42:40.0625|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 12:42:40.0626|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 12:42:40.0627|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 12:42:40.0628|Warning|SIDELOAD: Update not found.
2024-11-05 12:48:26.5484|Information|The app is being activated. Activation type: FileActivatedEventArgs
2024-11-05 12:49:02.6825|Information|The app is being activated. Activation type: FileActivatedEventArgs
2024-11-05 12:54:54.3633|Information|The app is being activated. Activation type: FileActivatedEventArgs
2024-11-05 12:59:55.8345|Information|App launched. Launch args type: LaunchActivatedEventArgs
2024-11-05 12:59:56.4883|Information|Adding cloud provider "OneDrive" mapped to D:\Diego\OneDrive
2024-11-05 12:59:56.7715|Information|Drive added: C:, Fixed
2024-11-05 12:59:56.8805|Information|Running on ARM: False
2024-11-05 12:59:56.9156|Information|Drive added: D:, Fixed
2024-11-05 12:59:59.0194|Information|SIDELOAD: Checking for updates...
2024-11-05 12:59:59.5675|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 12:59:59.5678|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 12:59:59.5680|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 12:59:59.5681|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 12:59:59.5682|Warning|SIDELOAD: Update not found.
2024-11-05 13:01:33.5926|Information|App launched. Launch args type: LaunchActivatedEventArgs
2024-11-05 13:01:34.0396|Information|Adding cloud provider "OneDrive" mapped to D:\Diego\OneDrive
2024-11-05 13:01:34.5441|Information|Drive added: C:, Fixed
2024-11-05 13:01:34.6156|Information|Running on ARM: False
2024-11-05 13:01:34.6464|Information|Drive added: D:, Fixed
2024-11-05 13:01:36.6126|Information|SIDELOAD: Checking for updates...
2024-11-05 13:01:37.0714|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 13:01:37.0717|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 13:01:37.0719|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 13:01:37.0720|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 13:01:37.0721|Warning|SIDELOAD: Update not found.
2024-11-05 13:13:35.1098|Information|App launched. Launch args type: LaunchActivatedEventArgs
2024-11-05 13:13:35.7703|Information|Adding cloud provider "OneDrive" mapped to D:\Diego\OneDrive
2024-11-05 13:13:36.0749|Information|Drive added: C:, Fixed
2024-11-05 13:13:36.2044|Information|Running on ARM: False
2024-11-05 13:13:36.3728|Information|Drive added: D:, Fixed
2024-11-05 13:13:38.3381|Information|SIDELOAD: Checking for updates...
2024-11-05 13:13:38.9960|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 13:13:38.9963|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Package Name: Files
2024-11-05 13:13:38.9965|Information|SIDELOAD: Current Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 13:13:38.9967|Information|SIDELOAD: Remote Version: 3.7.11.0
2024-11-05 13:13:38.9968|Warning|SIDELOAD: Update not found.

[Josh65-2201]

Thanks for the report, Please UPLOAD the log file and don't copy and paste then contents in future.

• Can you try turn on Files settings > General > Move shell extensions into a sub menu
• Are you using the column layout when it crashes?

[vrfp-dizquierdo]

I already had the shell extensions in a submenu and I tried to remove them from the submenu to see if it would do something and that's when I realized that until that was loaded I couldn't interact with the panel.
No, I'm not using a column layout, I'm using the grid layout

[yaira2]

Do you have a lot of options in the sub menu?

[vrfp-dizquierdo]

In the folders I have 11 options in the submenu, but in the submenu when I right-click on a .exe, for example, I have 14 and in this case it is not slow or takes a long time to load, it only happens in the folders.

[BedBug2479]

Same happening for me

it takes a good 1-2 sec to show the right-click menu for a folder/file

[yaira2]

Can you send a screenshot of the extensions? It's possible there is an extension that's only present for folders which is slowing down the menu,

[BedBug2479]

Can you send a screenshot of the extensions? It's possible there is an extension that's only present for folders which is slowing down the menu,

below extensions are present in the folder where it takes time to right-click

• rar
• mkv hevc (1gb+ each too many)
• folders
• zip
• 1 or 2 txt

should i send a ss?

[yaira2]

I meant the list of shell extensions for folders compared to files. This can help narrow down if there is a specific shell extension that's slowing down the menu on your device. In any event, we're going to continue tracking this in #11112.

[BedBug2479]

I meant the list of shell extensions for folders compared to files. This can help narrow down if there is a specific shell extension that's slowing down the menu on your device. In any event, we're going to continue tracking this in #11112.

not sure how to do " list of shell extensions for folders compared to files"

[yaira2]

I don't need the list personally, but I recommend checking which shell extension is present for folders but not for files. If disabling that shell extension resolves the issue, you can either keep it disabled as a workaround or wait for further improvements in #11112.

[vrfp-dizquierdo]

These are the differences I see when I open the context menu on an .exe and a folder:
EXE:
Nanazip, Notepad++, Unlock with File Locksmith, Notepad, Change name with PowerRename, Add to favorites, Fix compatibility issues, Unlock with File Locksmith (again?), Scan with Malwarebytes, Change name with PowerRename (again?), Restore previous versions and Pin to start menu.
Folder:
Nanazip, Unlock with File Locksmith, Open with Visual Studio, Search in Adobe Bridge, Restore previous versions, Change Folder Icon (from folderico program), Scan with Malwarebytes, Unlock with File Locksmith (again?) and Pin to start menu.

[BedBug2479]

for EXE

for Folder

[yaira2]

These are the differences I see when I open the context menu on an .exe and a folder: EXE: Nanazip, Notepad++, Unlock with File Locksmith, Notepad, Change name with PowerRename, Add to favorites, Fix compatibility issues, Unlock with File Locksmith (again?), Scan with Malwarebytes, Change name with PowerRename (again?), Restore previous versions and Pin to start menu. Folder: Nanazip, Unlock with File Locksmith, Open with Visual Studio, Search in Adobe Bridge, Restore previous versions, Change Folder Icon (from folderico program), Scan with Malwarebytes, Unlock with File Locksmith (again?) and Pin to start menu.

Do you also see duplicates for those in File Explorer? Can you also check what happens if you disable the shell extension for Notepad++?