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[trcns]

I recently upgraded my computer Lenovo Q180 from windows 7 to windows 10. Since than the Media Center started acting very slow, I checked the memory and CPU utilization which is less than 30% used while playing the music? I reformatted the computer and had a clean install of windows 10 and Media Center 21, but did not help. There is no break or interruption in sound while playing, it’s just a slow change of CD cover or graphics, when the track changes. I wonder if someone else is experiencing the same, and if there is a fix available?

[Mark_Chat]

I would put my money on Windows Indexing if it is a brand new install.

I always switched it off in Windows 8 as I almost never search my hard disc for files and so having a comprehensive Windows database to speed up searches is simply not worth the hard disc constantly trawling itself to build up the index.

I switched it off as one of my "install manoeuvres" on "upgrading" to Windows 10 so can't confirm that the Indexing is likely, but from my experience with Windows 7/8/8.1, I wouldn't mind betting it.


Similarly, MC21 could be building a new database and analysing all your music files and building thumbnails?

My HTPC took over 12 hours for MC21 to do this because I have my media files on a 3TB USB drive which is a synced copy of my main PC media files (No NAS yet) and I do not let MC on the HTPC update the tags or files else the hard disc syncing takes forever and it is hard to keep track of which files are the latest and correct ones.

[AndrewFG]

And BTW one of the new capabilities of Windows 10 over prior versions is that it can itself now play FLAC and M4A files.
So it could be that unlike before it is now indexing the metadata in many more of your music tracks..

[gvanbrunt]

Also, NGEN is run on everything .Net on computer. I've had that slow down appear for a bit on mine. Depending on what you are running and how fast your computer is, it may have an impact.

Bottom line, you may have to give it some time to stabilize after a new install.

[glynor]

It could also be anti-virus. I think other people reported that exceptions for MC in Windows Defender were cleared after the upgrade. Might want to check:
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Taming_Windows_Defender