Windows 10: Explorer stops responding when browsing network share.

I have a bunch of Windows 10 computers where explorer stops responding once I browse to a network share on a Server 2008r2 box.


It seems to happen on specific folders within the share.


It happens if browsing via IP, UNC or a mapped drive.


Computers are all attached to a domain.


Path is under 20 characters.

I've taken a new W10 install on a different computer, left it off the domain, with no software installed and try to browse the files the same thing happens.


I can browse the affected server from other clients (Win7, Server2008, even XP!) with no issues.


I've looked at the following:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/3a95a397-a1b3-4aa4-825e-fce9d13062c8/explorerexe-crashes-when-searching-inside-mapped-drive?forum=win10itprogeneral


If I browse to the location from notepad, for example, it crashes notepad.


I've turned on "Always show thumbnails, never icons" in the explorer options and setting "Details" view as the default.

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Cannot stop sharing a folder on Network


Hi forum,

I've got a problem in stopping sharing some folders across my home network. Not sure if it matters, but I'm on Windows 10 Pro, running my admin user account.
Anyways, I have a folder I want to unshare from my network called Pictures2 which I believe is empty. The problem is I don't seem to have access to it even though it seems to originate from my PC.





While I was able to unshare the 'Videos2' folder by going into the Properties normally, I can't stop sharing 'Pictures2' from my network even though my computer is the one sharing it. Double-clicking gives a "Windows cannot access XXX" error.

I did notice a difference between these folders which may or may not be important - The Pictures2 folder doesn't have an owner (either that or it can't display it in advanced security settings) while the Videos2 owner was SYSTEM.
My user account was in the 'shared' list of both these two folders which is strange, as I couldn't access Pictures2 but could access Videos2.
Honestly I don't know how or when they were even created and I can't find them on my local drive if they're even meant to be there.

I tried using the manual cmd method suggested in another thread but get this:





I would like this Pictures2 folder unshared, and if I know where it's located on my PC I can delete it too.

Help?! Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Unable to browse network computers.

We suggest creating a new administrator user account by following the steps
here. Make sure to use the same network settings that you used for your other computers, then check if you can connect to the home network. Since you also mentioned that Windows 10 was freshly installed on this particular computer, have you already downloaded
the latest updates? The latest build for Version 1607 is 14393.1715, and 15063.608 for Version 1703. You can check the build version of your computer by following these steps:

• Click Start.
• Type winver and press Enter.

If you don't have the latest updates, you can follow these steps to install them:

• Click Start.
• Go to Settings.
• Click Update & security.
• Click Check for updates.

If that doesn't work, we'd like screenshots of the network and file sharing settings of the computer that doesn't work, and the settings of one of your other computers that can connect and share files properly on the home network.

 

Right click and then 'Share With' then 'Stop Sharing' -- does nothing (windows 10)?

Hi,

I realize that you are facing the issue with HomeGroup in Windows 10, let me assist you.

I suggest you to follow the steps below to run the HomeGroup troubleshooter and check if it helps.

• 
  Type Troubleshooting in the search bar and select
  Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  Click on View All, in the left view pane.
  
• 
  Find and click on HomeGroup and follow the on-screen instructions.
  

Also I suggest you to refer to the below article on
Share files in File Explorer, select Share over a network or on a shared PC
from the drop down menu and check if it helps.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...e6a-8d98fc2bcf62/share-files-in-file-explorer

Hope the information helps. Kindly write back to us with the updated status of the issue for further assistance on Windows. We will be glad to assist you.