Windows 10: Attempting to access C:\ causes file explorer to freeze and crash

Discus and support Attempting to access C:\ causes file explorer to freeze and crash in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; If I right or left-click C:\ or any folder within it from quick access, file explorer freezes and crashes. I experienced this problem once before, and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Mason Welsch, Jan 29, 2024.

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    Attempting to access C:\ causes file explorer to freeze and crash


    If I right or left-click C:\ or any folder within it from quick access, file explorer freezes and crashes. I experienced this problem once before, and I reinstalled windows to fix it. I had chalked it up to a weird bug, but now it's happened twice in two weeks. The only weird thing I've done is that I have OneDrive mounted in a folder inside of C:\ directly to facilitate Solidworks work within a team on a shared location in OneDrive. I've restarted my computer, explorer, cleared the explorer cache, run sfc/scannow, and nothing has worked. In addition, some programs within C:\ are inoperable, b

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