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In my newest PC, Windows 10.
Well, i had been swapping HDD drives between SATA ports, replacing a few with bigger drives, until i was satisfied with the configuration.
Some of the drives -all are brand new WD Golds- became VERY unresponsive, took Windows more than 10 seconds to open any folder on them.

I fixed it.

• Device Manager
• Click View. Make sure:
  • "Devices by type", and
  • "Show hidden devices" are selected.
• Expand IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers.
• I had two transparent (= hidden) Standard SATA AHCI controllers.
  Their Properties said "Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer. (Code 45) "
• In the list, right-click on each of them ---> Uninstall.
• In top menu select Action ---> Scan for hardware changes.
  Let it take its time.
• Reboot the PC.

Problem solved. All drives super responsive. No hidden controllers anymore.