Windows 10: Executables won't open after download, freezes explorer.exe

This has been happening to me a lot these past few days. Whenever I download something and execute it, it won't open at all. And even if I try to execute it through the file explorer, explorer.exe freezes and I have to terminate and restart the process. The only way I can open the files is by restarting my PC. My HD's health is fine, so what's the problem?

EDIT: it freezes for 5 minutes, and then it opens.

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Vista x64 won't download updates?

Try this, clean boot Vista:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Do Step 1. Ensure the native Vista firewall is enabled if a 3rd party
firewall was disabled.
Next, open Internet Explorer as administrator.
Then try this:

Windows Update - Additional resources - Windows Deployment

Click the Fixit button.
If that does not resolve the error, try downloading the
Fixit, ResetWindows.msi, and *save* it.
Close Internet Explorer and any other open programs, then *right* click
ResetWindows.msi and choose Install.
Restart afterwards and see if the error is now resolved.

 

File Explorer crash when opened from taskbar (never happened before)


Method 1.

You should be able to fix this problem by disabling DEP (Data Execution Prevention)

• Step 1.Log in computer with Administrator account to make sure you have fully administrative rights.
• Step 2. If your computer is running Windows XP, click "Start" button and select "Run". Windows 7 user can press Windows and R keys. Type sysdm.cpl in Run box and click OK.
• Step 3. You can see System Prosperities window from which you need to click Advanced tab and then Settings.
• Step 4. The "Performance Options" window will pop up and please click "Data Execution Protection" tab. Select the option "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select" and click "Add" button.
• Step 5. Browse files from the Open applet and find the exe files of the software which causes the error code. Select it and click "Open" button.
• Step 6. Click "Apply" and "OK" to make changes take effect.

Method 2. Update Internet Explorer

 

How to open a .exe file

Hi,

An EXE file (also known as executable file) contains an executable program for Windows. EXE is short for "executable," and it is the standard file extension used by Windows programs.

For us to better assist you with this, we'd like to know the following:

• Were you getting an error when opening a .exe file?
  
• Was it compressed (zipped)?
  

Usually, you can just double left-click the .exe file (if not compressed) to open it. However, if it's compressed, you need to install a 3rd party software to extract it.

We're looking looking forward to your reply.