Windows 10: Explorer.exe hangs with mouse right click W10

How did you uninstall Norton ? Did you use their Uninstaller or from Programs and Features ?

 

Uninstaller or NRT (Norton Removal Tool).

 

2nd day without problems. Tried cold boot for 15 times, OK. Read about Nortons problems with fast startup. Should be disabled, had it enabled. Doesn't matter if fast startup is disabled or enabled, boots fast anyway. Let's see if Norton was the cause. Can't live without Norton though. Have to find a solution if it's causing the hiccups.

 

Hi there!

3rd day: I suffered the same explorer hang on my laptop yesterday with same programs except Acronis. It's also a clean install of W10-Pro x 64 and from different installation media. Norton and Office 2013 are on both, but removed Norton from my desktop 3 days ago, no probs since. It's too early to tell but it seems Norton is the cause. Why it did not hang on W10 updated versions from W8.1, don't know. I'm beginning to think Norton causes these issues. My desktop works OK for the 3rd day. Had over 20 boots yesterday. Other symptoms when explorer hangs. WU doesn't work, gets in loop and don't finish. Search function in taskbar doesn't work.

 

Disabled fastboot (interferes with N loading) and installed Norton again. Seems to be the reason for the hangs. Have to follow one week. No probs with Norton uninstalled either.

 

Seems to be solved. Thanks to all sharing information / reaching out! *Biggrin

 

That's good news! *Thumbs

 

Sorry to bump an old post but it was the first up on my google search. Disabled AVG context menu element in my registry (raw win10 pro install), solved the same issue of explorer.exe crashing on right-click, which included slow degradation of my start menu as well. Follow http://www.thewindowsclub.com/remove...-items-editors, and be sure to back up your reg or at least know what you're doing.

 

This happens to me a few days ago :/
The 'explorer.exe' will not open, and the context menu (right click) doesn't work.
I disabled the AVG related items in ShellExView, i hope it will help.

 

Hi Guys,

Came here before I threw myself from the top window (relax i live in a bungalow) anyway i have the same right click on any file freezing the computer i have to left click to close the window and start again ... read a few forum pieces and uninstalled Macafee which came with adobe update and hey presto it worked ... that was 7 hours ago ... same problem back uninstalled the only other unused programme i have and its still letting the blue wheel turn forever until i close out using left click.

Keep the answers simple guys my user name is a big clue!