diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 9c4b33f3ca7..8efcb0f5ee2 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CONTENTS                                                           *nvim-tree*
   7. Highlight Groups                         |nvim-tree-highlight|
   8. Events                                   |nvim-tree-events|
   9. Bookmarks                                |nvim-tree-bookmarks|
+ 10. OS Specific Restrictions                 |nvim-tree-os-specific|
 
 ==============================================================================
  1. INTRODUCTION                                      *nvim-tree-introduction*
@@ -1580,7 +1581,7 @@ e.g. handler for node renamed: >
                   {folder_name}  `{string}` Absolute path to the removed folder.
 
 ==============================================================================
- 9. BOOKMARKS                                      *nvim-tree-bookmarks*
+ 9. BOOKMARKS                                            *nvim-tree-bookmarks*
 
 You can toggle marks on files/folders with
 `require("nvim-tree.api").marks.toggle(node)` which is bound to `m` by
@@ -1601,4 +1602,15 @@ vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>mn", require("nvim-tree.api").marks.navigate.next)
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>mp", require("nvim-tree.api").marks.navigate.prev)
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>ms", require("nvim-tree.api").marks.navigate.select)
 
+==============================================================================
+ 10. OS SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS                          *nvim-tree-os-specific*
+
+macOS
+- Trash is unavailable
+
+Windows WSL and PowerShell
+- Trash is unavailable
+- Executable file detection is disabled as this is non-performant and can
+  freeze nvim
+
  vim:tw=78:ts=4:sw=4:et:ft=help:norl:
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/trash.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/trash.lua
index dc8c624d767..76ea2aa4aa7 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/trash.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/fs/trash.lua
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 local lib = require "nvim-tree.lib"
 local notify = require "nvim-tree.notify"
 
-local M = {
-  config = {
-    is_windows = vim.fn.has "win32" == 1 or vim.fn.has "win32unix" == 1,
-    is_macos = vim.fn.has "mac" == 1 or vim.fn.has "macunix" == 1,
-    is_unix = vim.fn.has "unix" == 1,
-  },
-}
+local M = {}
 
 local utils = require "nvim-tree.utils"
 local events = require "nvim-tree.events"
@@ -34,7 +28,7 @@ function M.fn(node)
   end
 
   -- configs
-  if M.config.is_unix then
+  if utils.is_unix then
     if M.config.trash.cmd == nil then
       M.config.trash.cmd = "trash"
     end
@@ -108,6 +102,7 @@ function M.fn(node)
 end
 
 function M.setup(opts)
+  M.config = {}
   M.config.trash = opts.trash or {}
   M.enable_reload = not opts.filesystem_watchers.enable
 end
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/system-open.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/system-open.lua
index aecb7f9d22c..a5ff2bd17f1 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/system-open.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/system-open.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 local notify = require "nvim-tree.notify"
+local utils = require "nvim-tree.utils"
 
-local M = {
-  config = {
-    is_windows = vim.fn.has "win32" == 1 or vim.fn.has "win32unix" == 1,
-    is_macos = vim.fn.has "mac" == 1 or vim.fn.has "macunix" == 1,
-    is_unix = vim.fn.has "unix" == 1,
-  },
-}
+local M = {}
 
 function M.fn(node)
   if #M.config.system_open.cmd == 0 then
@@ -50,17 +45,18 @@ function M.fn(node)
 end
 
 function M.setup(opts)
+  M.config = {}
   M.config.system_open = opts.system_open or {}
 
   if #M.config.system_open.cmd == 0 then
-    if M.config.is_windows then
+    if utils.is_windows then
       M.config.system_open = {
         cmd = "cmd",
         args = { "/c", "start", '""' },
       }
-    elseif M.config.is_macos then
+    elseif utils.is_macos then
       M.config.system_open.cmd = "open"
-    elseif M.config.is_unix then
+    elseif utils.is_unix then
       M.config.system_open.cmd = "xdg-open"
     end
   end
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/explore.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/explore.lua
index 0ea6addf674..a8aed702a54 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/explore.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/explore.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ local function populate_children(handle, cwd, node, git_status)
     end
 
     local abs = utils.path_join { cwd, name }
+
+    local pn = string.format("explore populate_children %s", abs)
+    local ps = log.profile_start(pn)
+
     t = get_type_from(t, abs)
     if not filters.should_filter(abs, filter_status) and not nodes_by_path[abs] then
       local child = nil
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ local function populate_children(handle, cwd, node, git_status)
         explorer_node.update_git_status(child, node_ignored, git_status)
       end
     end
+
+    log.profile_end(ps, pn)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/node-builders.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/node-builders.lua
index bf02e1f9007..02780a4eb68 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/node-builders.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/node-builders.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 local utils = require "nvim-tree.utils"
 local watch = require "nvim-tree.explorer.watch"
 
-local M = {
-  is_windows = vim.fn.has "win32" == 1,
-  is_wsl = vim.fn.has "wsl" == 1,
-}
+local M = {}
 
 function M.folder(parent, absolute_path, name)
   local handle = utils.fs_scandir_profiled(absolute_path)
@@ -27,21 +24,16 @@ function M.folder(parent, absolute_path, name)
   return node
 end
 
-function M.is_executable(parent, absolute_path, ext)
-  if M.is_windows then
-    return utils.is_windows_exe(ext)
-  elseif M.is_wsl then
-    if parent.is_wsl_windows_fs_path == nil then
-      -- Evaluate lazily when needed and do so only once for each parent
-      -- as 'wslpath' calls can get expensive in highly populated directories.
-      parent.is_wsl_windows_fs_path = utils.is_wsl_windows_fs_path(absolute_path)
-    end
-
-    if parent.is_wsl_windows_fs_path then
-      return utils.is_wsl_windows_fs_exe(ext)
-    end
+--- path is an executable file or directory
+--- @param absolute_path string
+--- @return boolean
+function M.is_executable(absolute_path)
+  if utils.is_windows or utils.is_wsl then
+    --- executable detection on windows is buggy and not performant hence it is disabled
+    return false
+  else
+    return vim.loop.fs_access(absolute_path, "X")
   end
-  return vim.loop.fs_access(absolute_path, "X")
 end
 
 function M.file(parent, absolute_path, name)
@@ -50,7 +42,7 @@ function M.file(parent, absolute_path, name)
   return {
     type = "file",
     absolute_path = absolute_path,
-    executable = M.is_executable(parent, absolute_path, ext),
+    executable = M.is_executable(absolute_path),
     extension = ext,
     fs_stat = vim.loop.fs_stat(absolute_path),
     name = name,
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/reload.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/reload.lua
index 2247a3a468a..5f6a6ce419b 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/reload.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/reload.lua
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function M.reload(node, git_status, unloaded_bufnr)
       else
         local n = nodes_by_path[abs]
         if n then
-          n.executable = builders.is_executable(n.parent, abs, n.extension or "")
+          n.executable = builders.is_executable(abs)
           n.fs_stat = fs_stat_cached(abs)
         end
       end
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua
index 812f7407a7a..b1c62889be4 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/utils.lua
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ local M = {
   debouncers = {},
 }
 
-M.is_windows = vim.fn.has "win32" == 1 or vim.fn.has "win32unix" == 1
+M.is_unix = vim.fn.has "unix" == 1
+M.is_macos = vim.fn.has "mac" == 1 or vim.fn.has "macunix" == 1
 M.is_wsl = vim.fn.has "wsl" == 1
+-- false for WSL
+M.is_windows = vim.fn.has "win32" == 1 or vim.fn.has "win32unix" == 1
 
 function M.path_to_matching_str(path)
   return path:gsub("(%-)", "(%%-)"):gsub("(%.)", "(%%.)"):gsub("(%_)", "(%%_)")
@@ -152,63 +155,6 @@ function M.get_nodes_by_line(nodes_all, line_start)
   return nodes_by_line
 end
 
----Matching executable files in Windows.
----@param ext string
----@return boolean
-function M.is_windows_exe(ext)
-  if not M.pathexts then
-    if not vim.env.PATHEXT then
-      return false
-    end
-
-    local wexe = vim.split(vim.env.PATHEXT:gsub("%.", ""), ";")
-    M.pathexts = {}
-    for _, v in pairs(wexe) do
-      M.pathexts[v] = true
-    end
-  end
-
-  return M.pathexts[ext:upper()]
-end
-
---- Check whether path maps to Windows filesystem mounted by WSL
--- @param path string
--- @return boolean
-function M.is_wsl_windows_fs_path(path)
-  -- Run 'wslpath' command to try translating WSL path to Windows path.
-  -- Consume stderr output as well because 'wslpath' can produce permission
-  -- errors on some files (e.g. temporary files in root of system drive).
-  local handle = io.popen('wslpath -w "' .. path .. '" 2>/dev/null')
-  if handle then
-    local output = handle:read "*a"
-    handle:close()
-
-    return string.find(output, "^\\\\wsl$\\") == nil
-  end
-
-  return false
-end
-
---- Check whether extension is Windows executable under WSL
--- @param ext string
--- @return boolean
-function M.is_wsl_windows_fs_exe(ext)
-  if not vim.env.PATHEXT then
-    -- Extract executable extensions from within WSL.
-    -- Redirect stderr to null to silence warnings when
-    -- Windows command is executed from Linux filesystem:
-    -- > CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
-    -- > UNC paths are not supported. Defaulting to Windows directory.
-    local handle = io.popen 'cmd.exe /c "echo %PATHEXT%" 2>/dev/null'
-    if handle then
-      vim.env.PATHEXT = handle:read "*a"
-      handle:close()
-    end
-  end
-
-  return M.is_windows_exe(ext)
-end
-
 function M.rename_loaded_buffers(old_path, new_path)
   for _, buf in pairs(vim.api.nvim_list_bufs()) do
     if vim.api.nvim_buf_is_loaded(buf) then