Windows 10: explorer.exe keeps freezing/restarting - issue relates somehow with HDD connection to system

Hello, This issue is there already mentioned, bud i define my finginds.


I my destkop see specifications below, the Windows 10 performance strongly decreased due to continuously restrarting of the file explorer i.e. process "explorer.exe" seen in task manager.

I recorded the workflow at YT links please see:

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https://youtu.be/PhgYY810wdc
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https://youtu.be/DH3I8vipzzA
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https://youtu.be/xb1WKNcTtwA



I had to be sure where the issue lays, so I rather boutght new RAM modules now i have 2x16 GB,

In past i had "cached" RAM memory more than like "free" both are kinds of free memory ..

in the moment i changed the RAM modules, i had most of times only "Free" memory.



that means RAM was not the cause.



I realized, that continuous restarting/freezing of the "explorer.exe" process of File explorer is somehow connected with HDDs that I have connected to motherboard on SATA ports.

I disconnected the 6TB HDD from computer and the problem dissapeared ! .

Most probably is not the case the wrong HDD it seems without errors or failures after deep check. That disc was set in GPT, not MBR which soome could tell as an issue .



Now, after month running perfectly without issues only with one 1,4 TB HDD connected, the problem came back at the moment, when I swapped the name of HDD from H to D . with tool "disk management" in windows simple change of the disks namings brought back the issue so most probably that is connected with some connections to the route D: ... but i could not redo this operation after putting namings back, the issue perists

The problem dissapeared, when I switch off the second 1,4 TB HDD . But now I am without disks connected in my desktop :



This performance decrease is for me serious trouble , please help.



pc specs:

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core Processor

32,0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1496MHz 16-17-17-36

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX B450-E GAMING AM4

Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

Model ROG STRIX B450-E GAMING AM4

4096MB ATI AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100 ATI

476GB Samsung SSD 970 PRO 512GB Unknown SSD

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Hard drive/ OS issue

a guy suggested :

• shutdown
• unhooked HDD
• restarted
• yay !!
• reconnected HDD
• restarted
• yay !!

also , try method 3
How do I unlock the drive where Windows 10 is installed?

 

unlock hdd

 

Computer Keeps Freezing

It froze again, and the common problem I see throughout most of the freezes is a driver atksgt.sys being blocked from loading. It is related to Tages Protection from Tages SA and it says it has a driver that is installed that causes stability problems with my system. It says it will be disabled but I think this is why my pc keeps freezing. Any suggestions as to what it may be for and/or if I can get rid of it and how?

I never downloaded a program from Tages SA so I am not sure what it could be from.