I went through my equipment drawer and tried two ideas from following your posts.
1) I took a digital player and a different audio cable and plugged it into the headset port on the computer. Tested...

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Windows 10 Home Anniversary Edition 1607
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.7541.
Logitech LS21 active speakers

For whatever reason, even during playback, the sound...

Yes, that's correct. I used the specific bat file for downloads. There are many in the Brink's tutorial site. I used it 2 weeks before but it didn't work- presumably, I downloaded the wrong bat file?...

Thanks for everyone's help! AndreTen- downloading and running the BAT file got the folder unstuck, which then allowed me to move it to the folder I wanted designated for the downloads. Tried right...

Yes, in the tree view- that is where I frequently try to click it.

Update:
Booted in Diagnostic mode via MSCONFIG. Was able to right click the folder in Tree View. No crash, was able to access...

A) I set ShellEXView to 32bit and disabling the 2 options didn't result in any changes.
Going to try your suggestion letter B) later.

I am having a heck of a time trying to solve an unusual problem.

The folder in question is the Downloads folder in "This PC". This folder is not the downloads folder I wish to use and so I have...