devices and Printers window loads real slow in windows 8.1

Hi,

Did you make any changes to the computer prior to the issue?

Method 1: I would also suggest you to run “System Maintenance” to diagnose and fix the issue. Follow these steps:

this is such a BS cookie cutter Microsoft answer.  These suggestions are a waste of time.  There is something wrong with the code in 8.1 vs 7.  This issues happens on every clean 8.1 install I have.

How about a real world solution to this issue??

Windows 8/8.1...worst IT decision I've made in a LONG time!!!

The Bluetooth service is turned on.  8.1 only has one (or at least only one is installed on my desktop pc).

Here's a video for MS to chew on....it took a total of 9+ minutes to load.  I stopped recording at 8+ because my arm got tired.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3462318/DevicesAndPrinters-9minutesToload.m4v

Anybody else got any ideas?  Clearly Windows 8.1 is looking for something and not finding it!??

Indeed.

Similar Microsoft answer was given to the same question in the Windows 8 post. 

I did try Microsoft's suggestions which took a lot of time and effort and produced nothing.

I have also switched on the Bluetooth settings but that didn't work either.

Hopefully this issue will be addressed in the upcoming Windows 8.1 Update 1?

Please stop wasting everybody's time and patience with stock Microsoft cut and paste answers. I'm sure most people have tried all these useless suggestions to no avail otherwise we would not be posting here.

If you haven't noticed, this is a widespread problem experienced by users. Try Googling it.

If any community members have any useful ideas I'm sure we would all be interested.

I can't agree more. 

What the MS response tells me is that they are aware of the problem, they may or may not be currently fixing it because they don't know what the issue really is and there is NO way they are going to tell their "customers" that it's broke and they don't have a fix for it.

classic software customer service. 

IF I COULD ABANDON WINDOWS IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT I WOULD HAVE DONE IT YESTERDAY.

devices and Printers window loads real slow in windows 8.1 and loads fast in windows 7 both are on the same computer as a dual boot system

SeaTech (and others),

Do you have a motherboard who's onboard sound uses a RealTek driver?

I struggled with this problem myself and even went through the process of scratching my OS and starting all over, installing drivers and software until the hang occured.  I was quite surprised to find that it was the RealTek sound driver that did it...not bluetooth, not a printer, as most other reports regarding this matter suggest are the culprit.

It is DEFINITELY the addition of the RealTek driver.  Just to make sure it wasn't an interaction of the Realtek driver and some other piece of software, I scratched the OS again and just installed the driver, that's it, and the problem manifested itself.  Both the driver from the motherboard vendor AND the latest one from the RealTek website suffer this issue.  It seems the latest driver from Realtek doesn't ALWAYS hang, but still hangs most times.  I have reported the issue to both the motherboard vendor (AsRock) and RealTek, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Now, computer issues are complex, and it may be something that MS has done or changed in Windows 8 that is interacting with the RealTek driver in a way that makes Devices and Printers hang, but regardless of the exact mechanisms or faults (either MS or RealTek or both), the combo of MS Windows 8, my board's hardware, and the RealTek driver are the cause of the problem.  Let's hope someone who can do something about it cares enough to take a look.