Windows 10: File explorer crashes when i open it

Discus and support File explorer crashes when i open it in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; i opened my pc and was about to do something but my file explorer crashed then i closed it and my taskbar disappeared and background turned gray,i... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by mario soup, Jun 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM.

  1. File explorer crashes when i open it


    i opened my pc and was about to do something but my file explorer crashed then i closed it and my taskbar disappeared and background turned gray,i already tried dism and sfc heres the error logsEventDataAppNameexplorer.exeAppVersion10.0.26100.4202ProcessId0x4c0StartTime0x1dbe673aac1f4bfTerminationTime6186ExeFileNameC:\Windows\explorer.exeReportId47dc91c3-5d0f-41e7-851e-f3e06de5af71PackageFullNamePackageRelativeAppIdHangTypeUnknown

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  2. file explorer crashes

    Effective Way to Solve the File Explorer Crashes Issue

    You can try the following steps:

    1. Tap down the Windows button first to activate the search bar.
    2. After that, in the search bar type control, and then click on the top-most search result, that is on Control Panel.
    3. Next, in the search bar type file.
    4. Now, from the search results click on File Explorer Options.
    5. Then, click on the Clean button.
    6. Lastly, click on Apply and then on OK.

    References: https://www.****/knowledge/solved-windows-10-file-explorer-crash-easy-way/
     
  3. Nikhar_K Win User
    QuickBooks crash while opening data file

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    As you have mentioned that after Windows and QuickBooks update whenever you open a data file in QuickBooks, it crashes. We would like to know if any other programs are crashing apart from QuickBooks.



    I suggest you to refer the troubleshooting steps mentioned below:



    Method 1: Repair QuickBooks



    I suggest you to try repairing QuickBooks and then open data file in it. Please follow the steps mentioned below:



    1. Press Windows key + R, to open
      Run
      dialog box.
    2. Type appwiz.cpl and click on
      OK
      .
    3. Look for QuickBooks application from the list, right click on it and select
      Repair.
    4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the repair process.


    If repairing QuickBooks didn’t fix the issue, please refer Method 2.



    Method 2: Open Sample data file



    You can try opening a Sample data file in QuickBooks and check if QuickBooks crash. If QuickBooks didn’t crash while opening Sample data file, I suspect that the data file that you are trying to open is causing the crash. In this case, I suggest you
    to contact the
    QuickBooks support
    team.



    Regards,

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
  4. jsmin Win User

    File explorer crashes when i open it

    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.
     
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