Windows 10: Explorer.exe restarting in Windows 10?

It only started in the past few days and it tends to happen when I have File Explorer open, moving files around.


I can run any other program fine but explorer based interactions right clicking task bars, opening start menu, clicking task bar icons... seems to spook it quite easily. The computer will audibly struggle for a moment as explorer fails and restarts, closing any open explorers, but leaving other software open, including browsers.


Event Viewer tells me the following:


Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error

Date: 17/02/2020 03:38:11
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: 100
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: DEFENDER
Description:
Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 10.0.18362.628, time stamp: 0xc3041aa6
Faulting module name: twinui.pcshell.dll, version: 10.0.18362.628, time stamp: 0x3b5e643e
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000003cd8ae
Faulting process ID: 0x2478
Faulting application start time: 0x01d5e54253d07c0b
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\twinui.pcshell.dll
Report ID: 388c58f5-fe56-43bc-a5b5-d1ca6259b944
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2020-02-17T03:38:11.248437200Z" />
<EventRecordID>5380</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>DEFENDER</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>explorer.exe</Data>
<Data>10.0.18362.628</Data>
<Data>c3041aa6</Data>
<Data>twinui.pcshell.dll</Data>
<Data>10.0.18362.628</Data>
<Data>3b5e643e</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>00000000003cd8ae</Data>
<Data>2478</Data>
<Data>01d5e54253d07c0b</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\explorer.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\system32\twinui.pcshell.dll</Data>
<Data>388c58f5-fe56-43bc-a5b5-d1ca6259b944</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>


I can see the dll that is causing the issue but can't seem to find Win10-specific diagnostics. Can anybody please help?

:)

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer renamed to Windows Internet Explorer ?




Since version 7 of the world`s most popular web browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer was silently renamed to Windows Internet Explorer.Such a step from Microsoft is not a surprise since Internet Explorer is part of the Windows operation system for a long time.Obviously Microsoft corp. wants to state that Internet Explorer is already considered as a part of Windows and not as an external browser (remember the IE and WMP law issues last year!?).

 

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