Windows 10: Downloads Folder Freezes Explorer

Discus and support Downloads Folder Freezes Explorer in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; When I click on the Downloads folder under This PC on the leftmost pane of Windows Explorer, the explorer.exe process freezes. The memory/CPU usage... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/SierraDelta64, May 28, 2020.

  1. Downloads Folder Freezes Explorer


    When I click on the Downloads folder under This PC on the leftmost pane of Windows Explorer, the explorer.exe process freezes. The memory/CPU usage keeps continuously increasing until I terminate the process from the Task Manager. This issue does not happen if I navigate to the Downloads folder via C: -> Users -> <username> -> Downloads. Also it happens occasionally and after a while goes away by itself. But, of late, it has been happening more often. I tried looking up online and couldn't find anything definitive. I don't think this is caused by a corrupt file because I regularly cleanup that folder and the files on there have been there for a file. I've also run chkdsk and the Error checking tool for C: but neither of them indicated anything is wrong. I have Windows 10 18363.836 running on a Samsung 512 GB SSD in my HP Spectre x360. Please help!

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    /u/SierraDelta64, May 28, 2020
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  4. Downloads Folder Freezes Explorer

    Downloads folder is the Documents folder

    Hi Chris,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I suggest you to Restore to Default the folders and document settings and see if it helps.

    Step 1:

    Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

    • Go to Download folder.
    • Right click on the Download Folder and go to Properties.
    • In Properties go to Location tab.
    • In location Tab Click on Restore Default.


    Step 2:

    Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

    • Go to Documents folder.
    • Right click on the Document folder and go to Properties.
    • In Properties go to Location tab.
    • In location Tab Click on Restore Default.
    After performing above steps change the settings as you required and check if it helps.

    Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.

    Thank you.
     
    Prabhavathi Patil, May 28, 2020
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