File Explorer stopped refreshing

Try3 said:

Please would you make a note in your diary to post back in 1, 2 weeks time to tell us if it is still working. Every proposed solution I found lasted no time at all.
Denis

It's been a week and the fix is still working.
And it not only fixed that issue, but it seems to have fixed two other issues.
I couldn't get Disk Management to open - it stuck trying to open Virtual Disk Service.
And I couldn't open any third party image/clone software. Probably because of the disk management issue.
Following deleting all files in both of the %AppData%\Microsoft\windows\recent\(*destinations) folders, these are working correctly now.

This one is extremely irritating because it did not start for me until 2004. I often used the recycle bin to restore files I delete and now that is undependable. If I delete a file the residue may remain in place and the recycle bin empty, if I press F5, the file disappears and the recycle bin is still empty. Thought about using a folder to move the files to, but then I have to remember the path which can be long. Using:

1. Delete all the files inside %AppData%\Microsoft\windows\recent\automaticdestinations
2. Delete all the files inside %AppData%\Microsoft\windows\recent\customdestinations
3. Restart your PC.

Upsets Quick access and it did not seem to fix the problem.

My question is this, if I don't update to 2004 and its' life cycle ends, what next? And there are a lot of PCs that cannot be updated because of hardware issues.

Be aware of my previous post; if you use Quick Access because it will get reset. What I did was to create a new network folder and enter my shortcuts in it and removed Quick Access (Remove Quick access from Navigation Pane in Windows 10).

Here is what I have come up with and it seems to be working when running after deleting anything on the desktop; be aware that it does close File Explorer:
Create a shortcut:

Code:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden "& ""D:\Backup\Common\App_Launcher\System_2\RestartExplorer.ps1"""

Create a PS1 file:

Code:

$P = Get-Process -Name NetworkIndicator
Stop-Process -InputObject $p

Stop-Process -ProcessName explorer	# explorer restarts without any help.

Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
Start-Process -FilePath "D:\Backup\Common\Startup\NetworkIndicator.exe"
#Start-Process Explorer.exe

Remove-Item C:\Users\rdwray\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\*.*
Remove-Item C:\Users\rdwray\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\*.*

Finally found something that works with Recycle Bin and stops putting ghost icons on the Desktop. Create a .bat file and run from an elevated shortcut:

Code:

powershell.exe /c Clear-RecycleBin -Force

rd c:\$RECYCLE.BIN /S /Q

Desktop refresh has been returned with KB5003637.

Open Windows Explorer

Click the View tab

Click Options - this will open the Folder Options window

In the Folder Options window, click the Search tab

Check or uncheck one or more boxes, click Apply, then set those checkboxes back to how they were. This worked for me. My guess is if I had just unchecked (or checked) one box, clicked Apply, set it back to how it was then clicked Apply again, it would have fixed it as well.

And I am running Windows 10.

modifying the folder options worked wonders; thx hikerguy62!!

RikC said:

modifying the folder options worked wonders; thx hikerguy62!!

I can't take credit for the fix (I had the same issue and found it on another website), but glad it fixed your problem!