Fix for Windows File Explorer slowly loading src/scripts folder in Needle project

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When browsing the Needle project, under the src/scripts folder in Windows 11 File Explorer, the file explorer would hang while opening the folder and slowly refresh each .ts file in the folder.

I realised this was because windows thinks the .ts files are video files and has to change the thumbnails for each, and repeats this any time we open the folder again.

I found this article on why it happens with the fix,
https://www.tumblr.com/wizcorp/176015676507/fix-inside-why-windows-explorer-goes-funky-in

What worked for me is this:

  1. Open Regedit
  2. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ts
  3. Double click on the PerceivedType key and replace video by text
  4. Replace the Content type and the (Default) keys to read text/plain and txtfile respectively

See screenshot attached for reference, is there some other way to tell Windows the script files are not video files when they are created? Just thinking I will do this on all machines I use Needle on

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by user 103054507105067008

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When you double click a ts file does it try to open a videoplayer too?
I havent had issues with that on the Win11 machine and I assume you already tried setting “Open with” to a code editor?
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By default my .ts files are set to open with VS Code, this issue happens on 3 different Windows 11 machines I own and on all of them if you double click the .ts file it opens with VS Code

by user 103054507105067008

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The issue seems to be Windows 11 checking that the files are not video files anyway, regardless of what program opens them by default

by user 103054507105067008

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What an odd issue

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Felix mentioned he has seen this too, have you?

by user 103054507105067008

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I havent

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:eyes: that’s so strange, I’ve also never seen this issue across many Win 11 machines