Windows 10: Computer crashes when I right click on the desktop and in the file explorer

This has been bugging me for almost 3 or 4 months now so if anyone could help that would be great.


So as said in the title, when I right click on either the desktop or in the file explorer the cursor turns to the blue loading animation for a minute then the entire screen will go white for a second and then it will appear to go back to normal. When I right click again however it will just do exactly the same thing.


To "fix" it so far I've just been turning it off and on again.


This doesn't happen all the time but its definitely a regular occurrence and enough to make it almost impossible to work so I really want to get this fixed


Admittedly sometimes the documents shortcut on the task bar doesn't work and I've seen that can sometimes been part of the problem.


I've tried a few things to fix it from things I've found online Can't remember what they were, sorry! and have had no such luck so far so if anyone can help that would be amazing!

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File Explorer crashes after Right Click in Desktop


Download: ShellExView - Shell Extension Manager For Windows
NOTE: download version 1.97 or later, else Restart Explorer won't work in step 4

1. This program does not require installation, just right click and run as Administrator
2. From the menu, click on Options then click on Filter by Extension Type and select Context Menu. Also put check marks as shown
   
   
   
3. Click on the screen, Hold down CTRL Key+A to select all then click on the red button on top left corner to disable all.
4. Click on the Options again and select Restart Explorer
5. Now try to right click on desktop to see if it fixes your problem. If it does then start to enable one by one and repeat step 4 until the problem occurs again, that's the offending extension.

 

File Explorer crashes after Right Click in Desktop


Hello everyone!

I'm loving the new Windows 10! But this problem is really bugging me.

Whenever I right-click a file anywhere on the Desktop, the File Explorer crashes briefly and then comes right back up. This does not happen anywhere else, only on the Desktop.

I tried going to "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/shellex/ContextMenuHandlers" with RegEdit and removing some of them, but to no avail.

Anything to point me in the right direction or any suggestions?
Thank you in advance!

 

right click crashes explorer

It's a WIN 7 glitch, Registry problem. Could be caused by a lot of apps, especially AV/AS.

See here;
Right click causes explorer crash fix - Windows 7 Help Forums
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