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Bugs Killed

Windows

Slow file saves and general slowness tied to the network switch

File saves were taking too long and the system felt slow. Rebooting the network switch improved performance.

Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-05-08.

Affects

Hardware

  • network switch

What you see

  • Saving files takes too long
  • The system feels slow or laggy

Why it happens

Likely Suspected network switch issue causing latency on the network path

When it shows up

Multiple users see slow file saves or general slowness on the same network path and the problem improves after a switch reboot.

You are in this case if:

  • The issue affects more than one workstation on the same switch
  • Rebooting the network switch improves save performance

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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-05-08. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.