Windows 10: Desktop/windows explorer keeps crashing when right-clicking certain apps

Discus and support Desktop/windows explorer keeps crashing when right-clicking certain apps in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; When I'm on my desktop, when I right-click certain apps, I can't click anything on the desktop after doing that. It only fixes on restart or restarting... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Anthony Buchanan2, May 4, 2024.

  1. Desktop/windows explorer keeps crashing when right-clicking certain apps


    When I'm on my desktop, when I right-click certain apps, I can't click anything on the desktop after doing that. It only fixes on restart or restarting windows explorer in task manager. It doesn't even open the menu you get when you right-click. I can still open things in my taskbar and search bar, but I can't return to the desktop by pressing the bottom right corner bit. This happens on a few random apps that have no correlation, and persists even when I put them in different spots. Might be unrelated, but the xbox app keeps crashing when I try to open it aswell.

    :)
     
    Anthony Buchanan2, May 4, 2024
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  2. Namslas90 Win User
    Namslas90, May 4, 2024
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  3. F1reFly Win User
    right click crashes explorer

    appreciated*Toast :toast:

    edit: haha, i just noticed that the snipping tool is completely gone from my system, it was there the other day, now its gone and its backup in winsxs wont run....god i hate windows. heck with it, i'm formatting
     
    F1reFly, May 4, 2024
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  4. topgundcp Win User

    Desktop/windows explorer keeps crashing when right-clicking certain apps

    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

      Desktop/windows explorer keeps crashing when right-clicking certain apps 87580d1485968696t-file-explorer-crashes-after-right-click-desktop-.png
    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.

     
    topgundcp, May 4, 2024
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