Windows 10: file explorer crashes

When ever you try to copy a file or shortcut to c:\ or even Desktop file explorer crashes. with the following error in the logs.

Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 10.0.19041.662, time stamp: 0x996782f8Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.662, time stamp: 0xec58f015Exception code: 0x0eedfadeFault offset: 0x000000000002d759Faulting process id: 0x1524Faulting application start time: 0x01d6ce7132ed974eFaulting application path: C:\Windows\explorer.exeFaulting module path: C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dllReport Id: f3b5f97b-208f-4c39-a3b0-e4f9e62310c9Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID:



it is only if you do a CLEAN installl...

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file explorer crashes

Effective Way to Solve the File Explorer Crashes Issue

You can try the following steps:

1. Tap down the Windows button first to activate the search bar.
2. After that, in the search bar type control, and then click on the top-most search result, that is on Control Panel.
3. Next, in the search bar type file.
4. Now, from the search results click on File Explorer Options.
5. Then, click on the Clean button.
6. Lastly, click on Apply and then on OK.

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File explorer keeps crashing in Win 10

Hello,

I did the steps you wrote. All the settings were as you suggested. The File Explorer keeps crashing.

 

Windows Explorer crashing due to large files

thats wierd... iv never had a large file crash explorer before....


and i have files ranging upto 80GB...