Win 10 hangs when right clicking

I have bought a new Lenovo H30 desktop Pc with Win 10 on it. Finding it the worst OS that I have ever used. (Normally a Linux user). XP is easier. I've used many file managers in the past and this one is the least intuitive and hard to use.

When I right click on a file or folder the machine just hangs and I have to crash out. Also the same thing happens when I try to create a "New" folder either by clicking the New folder Icon in File Explorer, or right clicking. Right clicking works OK when I am in a program like "Word" or "Excel".

any help gratefully received.

cottonball said:

Gazza,

Welcome to the forum!

Do you see any extra context menu when you right click on a file or folder?
As an example, a context-menu that does not belong to Microsoft?

Thanks Cottonball, nearly all of the time I get no context menu upon right clicking, it just hangs with that blue circle going round and round. The few times that I did get a menu upon right clicking the menu appeared to be normal Windows menu.