microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit
Investigate ways to make GVFS.Service start faster on Windows
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Description
Recent customer issues with automount have brought up the observation that it takes a long time for GVFS.Service to start. When logging in, I can open Task Manager and reach the details pane before GVFS.Service.exe is present.
We should investigate if there is any way to make the Service (reliably, not hackily) start faster by setting priority or some other method that we're not currently using.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the login-time startup delay for GVFS.Service.exe on Windows and compare its appearance in Task Manager with the reported behavior. Investigate the service startup path and whether priority changes or other reliable mechanisms improve launch time. Done means a measured, reliable improvement is identified, or the investigation documents why no safe improvement is available.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100