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Network neighborhood in Windows refers to the browsing of network shares and mapped drives, which can cause system lags when NAS devices use power-saving features. Users on WindowsForum.com discuss how idle NAS drives lead to explorer.exe freezes during local tasks, as Windows attempts to reconnect to network shares. Troubleshooting tips include adjusting power settings on NAS devices or modifying Windows network discovery behavior to reduce delays.
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    Windows 7 Network shares & lags

    Good day mighty experts, I do have a question regarding the way Windows 7 handles network shares. I have a few NAS servers on my network (mapped to local drives on my pc), some of which using power saving techniques. As a result, they stop their hard drives after a few minutes idle time. This...
    • sogoodtobe
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    • desktop explorer.exe file explorer freezing hard drive idle lag local files nas network network neighborhood performance power saving share storage devices system tasks troubleshooting user experience windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Networking
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