Windows 10: My Windows 10 File Explorer crashes randomly with specific game folders

I have been having this issue with my Windows 10 File Explorer where it seems to randomly crash. It can do this with any folder anywhere on my two SSDs but it seems to specifically always occur the most frequently with Paradox Interactive's Stellaris data folders. This was also happening when these folders were on my old HDD but still persists when I had moved them over to an SSD. I don't know what makes it happen, and it gets rather annoying.


I currently have the option "Launch folder windows in a separate process" checked, because if I didn't this bug would cause my Desktop to crash as well.


I have captured a video and uploaded it to Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsnuANnur9M


I would also like to note that the Documents folder is on my D:\ drive and I moved the documents folder via right clicking the one in my users folder and changing it's location.


I would love to see what is going on and get help if any.

Thanks,

Nick.

:)

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windows explorer crashing

Hi,

I am having the same problem as the OP in this thread.
Windows Explorer crashes whenever I open my external HDD or thumb drive in explorer..

I have tried the fixes listed in the above thread and I am getting the same error message as 'ktadie' (post 16). I think this is because I am running Windows 7 Professional. Windows explorer crashes when I open my 'Films' folder on my brand new 2tb external HDD. I have about 300 .avi files in this folder and some of the .avi files are several years old.

In short I believe I need the same fix given by 'Wile E' (post 7) but updated for Windows 7 Professional.

Thanks in advance.

 

Windows Explorer crashes and thumbnails problem

Hi, I hope you can help me.
Windows Explorer is no longer showing thumbnails on files played by Windows Media Player. I've run cmd and regsvr32 shmedia.dll and regsvr32 shimgvw.dll. That seemed to solve the problem...but it created a different one. Now when I try to open a folder on an external hard drive it crashes. I read in an old 2008 post it was an avi file causing the problem and suggested the run cmd regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll. That solved the opening problem but recreated the thumbnail problem. Any help to achieve both functions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.