MS Windows 7 Windows Explorer running very slow

I am running windows 7 and am having on and off problems with the speed of my Windows Explorer. Some days it works fine, but more often it is very slow. To access the files form Excel and Word are no problemm occurs only in Explorer. I run a software antivirus Kapersky, Malwarebytes and Spybot programs. I checkd for malware, and I'm OK here. I tried to optimize the search for photos or videos and who did not. Any suggestions? I have a laptop Toshiba Sateliite L355D.

Hello

You did changes to the computer before the show?

Method 1
I suggest you to run the fixit from the following link:

Difficulty of Windows system performance slow computer problems
http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/slow_windows_performance/en-us

Method 2
Step 1:
I suggest to start the computer in safe mode and check if the problem persists.

Start your computer in safe mode
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

Step 2: If the problem is solved in safe mode, then I suggest you perform the clean boot and remove the program that is causing the problem.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
Note: Follow step 7 clean boot KB929135 article to reset the computer in normal mode.

Method 3
I suggest you run virus scan online by using the Microsoft safety scanner to make sure that your computer is not affected by the virus.

Microsoft safety scanner
http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

Note: when you do an antivirus online, you will lose data that are affected by the virus. Microsoft is not responsible for the loss of this data.

See also: http://Windows.Microsoft.com/is-is/Windows7/optimize-Windows-7-for-better-performance

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