How to Prevent Windows Explorer from Reading Metadata When Opening a Folder

[Microsoft Windows]

I opened a folder filled with .ogg files and noticed that Windows Explorer froze for a long time. The number of files wasn't large, and I didn't experience any lag when opening folders containing even more files. Upon further investigation, I realized that my folder view was set to "Details," and it seemed that Explorer was attempting to read the metadata of each .ogg file every time I opened the folder, which caused the slowdown. I'm looking for a way to keep using the "Details" view while preventing Explorer from reading the metadata. I've tried modifying the registry as suggested in th

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