Hello, my file explorer crashes after a few seconds of opening it. I open it and in just 3-5 seconds it closes and the task bar disappears for a 20-3 seconds and then it appears again.
Any help would be appreciated
I appreciate you have only recently joined the site, but this as your computer spec
as I am sure you will now realise, offers no detail on which to evaluate the basics of your systemComputer Type: PC/Desktop
OS: Windows 10
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Please complete some more detail and to save us both time - mention what you have tried to date to solve this problem.
In addition: history (so often omitted)
- when did this start?
- what happened before this started?
Any software or hardware changes?
Have you done RAM and disk checks? Which?
Does this still happen if
- you disable non-MS shell extensions (context menu) using e.g. Shellexview (free)
- you perform a clean boot (Google or see tutorial if unsure how).
The forum prompted you thus:
- so we don't have to keep asking. Thanks.
I filled the details. I tried the solutions from this video: How To Fix Windows 10 File Explorer Crashing - YouTube
and this video: Fixed - Windows 10 explorer keeps crashing Issue[2020] - YouTube
It didn't work
Thank you
I doubt it was disregarded, deliberately, I would think Micho - being a new member was somewhat overwhelmed by the three responsesYou seem to have disregarded my post #3, so I can only wish you good luck.
Micho
Try what has been suggested and if no progress we can try other solutions
Another cause is often something hogging resources
What Anti Virus do you use and do you have any third party software that purports to manage the system for you
It started yesterday suddenly.
Nothing happened, the only thing I did is delete %temp% files as I do occasionally to clear space
No
Yes, this one: How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 - YouTube
Yes it does.Does this still happen if
- you disable non-MS shell extensions (context menu) using e.g. Shellexview (free)
- you perform a clean boot (Google or see tutorial if unsure how).
I cannot install Shellexview, I downloaded it and clicked the .exe file but its not starting. Instead it opens a weird list of items I don't understand.
I did perform a clean boot.
Already did thatThe forum prompted you thus:
- so we don't have to keep asking. Thanks.
NOTE: I noticed that when I remove my external hard drives the problem stops for a while (not sure if will continue after a time). As soon as I plug them in it crashes.
Thank you for your reply.
Have you tried using a System Restore point created before that?It started yesterday suddenly.
If you look atYes it does.
I cannot install Shellexview, I downloaded it and clicked the .exe file but its not starting. Instead it opens a weird list of items I don't understand.
ShellExView - Shell Extension Manager For Windows
you may see:
The ShellExView is a standalone executable. It doesn't require any installation process or additional DLLs. Just copy it to any folder you want, and run it.
If a program adds a context menu entry (the ones you see when rt clicking files and folders for example) this program lists them and lets you disable them so you don't see them in the context menu.
Sometimes they cause problems, and you can then find out which one, if any, is responsible.
Example:
Have you heard of Avast? It's an antivirus program. Can you see how I can disable its context menu entry? ShellExView can be used for solving context-menu problems in Explorer environment. For more information, read the following article: Fix: Slow Right Click and Explorer Crashes Caused by Shell Extensions
To disable all non-MS extensions simply select all (CTRL A) then rt click and click Disable.... (or click the little red button top left).
Most people don't have problems using Shellexview.
I did that and it looks like it worked. However now I cannot see some types of thumbnail previews in my file explorer. Like jpeg's and Photoshop. To me that is very important because I work with images a lot.you may see:
The ShellExView is a standalone executable. It doesn't require any installation process or additional DLLs. Just copy it to any folder you want, and run it.
If a program adds a context menu entry (the ones you see when rt clicking files and folders for example) this program lists them and lets you disable them so you don't see them in the context menu.
Sometimes they cause problems, and you can then find out which one, if any, is responsible.
Example:
Have you heard of Avast? It's an antivirus program. Can you see how I can disable its context menu entry? ShellExView can be used for solving context-menu problems in Explorer environment. For more information, read the following article: Fix: Slow Right Click and Explorer Crashes Caused by Shell Extensions
To disable all non-MS extensions simply select all (CTRL A) then rt click and click Disable.... (or click the little red button top left).
Most people don't have problems using Shellexview.
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