Windows 10: Creating new folder causes freeze - intermittent problem

Discus and support Creating new folder causes freeze - intermittent problem in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; When I create a new folder on the desktop, then try to give it a name my computer freezes. Screen goes pale with a spinning circle, then after a minute... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by badcrc, Dec 14, 2016.

  1. BADCRC
    badcrc Win User

    Creating new folder causes freeze - intermittent problem


    When I create a new folder on the desktop, then try to give it a name my computer freezes. Screen goes pale with a spinning circle, then after a minute or two it unfreezes - the folder is there but called 'New Folder'. I try to rename it and the same thing happens.

    This is an intermittent problem, and at first I thought it just happened on the desktop, but today the same thing happened when creating a new folder in the music library. System is Windows 10 Pro x64, 2600K 8GB ram, SSD, Classic Shell, temps OK, no malware.

    Any suggestions to fix this welcome. I worried that the next freeze will need a hard reset - lose any unsaved work etc.

    :)
     
    badcrc, Dec 14, 2016
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  2. NINA_896
    Nina_896 Win User

    Problems with folders in Windows 10

    Since I started using Windows 10 there has been multiple problems with folders. I fixed the problems, but now a new problem emerged: a lot of the times when I try to create a new folder and name it, or when I want to change the name of an existing folder
    my pc freezes. This doesn't happen if I do not give a name to the folder when I'm creating a new folder and just let it be as "new folder".

    Any solutions to this?
     
    Nina_896, Dec 14, 2016
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  3. XLAVE
    XLave Win User
    File Explorer freezes when I make a new folder in windows 10 Anniversary Update

    I'm having the exact same problem: W10 installed in an SSD and when trying to create a folder in other HDD, File Explorer freezes for a minute or so. This is happening since the Anniversary Update.

    Try the solution mention before with the shell extensions but, even with all disabled, it keeps freezing when a new folder it's created.

    Any clues?
     
    XLave, Dec 14, 2016
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  4. DELL JESSE
    Dell Jesse Win User

    Creating new folder causes freeze - intermittent problem

    badcrc,

    Usually in Windows 10 the File Explorer freezes because either you have a third party application that is interfering with the system files.You can follow the information in the link below as a possible resolution for the issue. It appears that most of the response from the users that the Step 2 worked for them.

    NOTE**When editing the Registry Be Very Careful**

    Fix: File Explorer Freezes When I Make a New Folder in Windows 8.1/10
     
    Dell Jesse, Dec 14, 2016
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  5. BADCRC
    badcrc Win User
    No disrespect, but I'm not going to take advice on registry tweaks from a website that is loaded with 'click here to speed up your pc' or 'we recommend you run this driver update tool'. It's my experience that people who click such ads invariably end up with more problems than they thought they had in the first place. I dread to think what that page you linked looks like without adblocking.

    Marked solved - I'll try elsewhere
     
    badcrc, Apr 4, 2018
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