Slow Windows Share
If you are facing delays when accessing documents or accessing files on a Network Share from Windows 10/11, then this post will be able to help you. For a small addition/change in the registry, this improved my access times to SMB shares on a local NAS.
Registry Change
Open RegEdit in Windows
Navigate to the following registry key:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters
Identify the DirectoryCacheLifetime entry.
If the entry is not present, right-click on the blank space on the right pane and then select:
New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Then rename the value name as DirectoryCacheLifetime and hit Enter.
Now, double-click on the entry to edit its properties.
Type 0 in the Value data box and hit Enter to save the change.
You can now exit Registry Editor and restart your PC. The network share delays issue should be resolved now.