How to Fix Windows 11 Moving Files Slowly
Are your file transfer tasks taking longer than usual on your Windows 11 PC? If so, you may have apps running in your system’s background, causing delays in file transfers. There are other reasons this issue occurs, but luckily, you can apply a few tweaks to your computer and sort out your problem. We’ll show you how to do that on your machine. Close Unused Apps on Your Windows PC When your file transfer tasks are slower than usual , the first item to check is the apps running in your system’s background. You may have unused apps running on your computer, using valuable resources and leaving little to no resources for your file transfer tasks. In this case, close those unwanted apps to fix your copy speed issue. You can close most apps on your Windows 11 PC by selecting the X icon in the app’s top-right corner. If an app refuses to quit, use Task Manager to force-quit the app , as follows: Right-click your Windows taskbar and select Task Manager . Open the Processes tab in Tas