>I've switched from Windows 10 Pro 64 bit to Windows 11 Pro 64 bit because the old machine from work died. I'm running VFP 9 with all the service packs.
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>The problem is whenever I end up bringing the getfile dialog with like a CTRL-O or modi project ? or any type of file the File Explorer does not load any files or folders for quite some time. Maybe even 5 minutes.
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>I've uninstalled VFP and re-installed, but no luck.
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>Has anyone seen this kind of behavior?

Check whether the path you're setting on the way in includes a drive that no longer exists or isn't attached to the new machine. Searching for non-existent drives is poison for VFP.

Tamar