Windows 10: File Explorer keeps crashing when trying to open, save as, or right click on the desktop to...

Hello,


I have the latest version of Windows 10 and my file explorer keeps crashing. I can't open file explorer without it crashing and restarting. It happens if I try to open a file in a program, save something, or even just click on any file folder to open it.


I have tried everything from this: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/file-explorer-keeps-crashing/e40199aa-45ce-4d5c-9611-27e5fe352671 but I have been unsuccessful.


The problem started a few days ago. The only thing I could thing of is that I recently got a 4th monitor that is smaller than my other ones. But I've tried unplugging the monitor, changing display settings and nothing seemed to come from it. So I don't think it is the problem.


If anyone has any suggestions please let me know.


Thanks,


Antonio

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File Explorer crashes after Right Click in Desktop


Download: ShellExView - Shell Extension Manager For Windows
NOTE: download version 1.97 or later, else Restart Explorer won't work in step 4

1. This program does not require installation, just right click and run as Administrator
2. From the menu, click on Options then click on Filter by Extension Type and select Context Menu. Also put check marks as shown
   
   
   
3. Click on the screen, Hold down CTRL Key+A to select all then click on the red button on top left corner to disable all.
4. Click on the Options again and select Restart Explorer
5. Now try to right click on desktop to see if it fixes your problem. If it does then start to enable one by one and repeat step 4 until the problem occurs again, that's the offending extension.

 

File Explorer keeps crashing/restarting/flickering


I am having an incredibly frustrating set of problems that I believe started in the past two weeks or so. It's happening on two different computers but both are virtually identical: Windows 10, nVidia Quadro 4000m, Dell 5k monitors, and basically the same software installed on each.

I believe the problem is related to File Explorer. Here are the symptoms:

• File explorer crashes constantly. I can generally open File Explorer and navigate fine, but double-clicking on any new folder or drive opens at least one new window, but more often than not two new windows. I have open each folder in same window selected.
• If I try to double click a file to do something (open, view, etc.) the file will open but all the open explorer windows will crash. If I right-click and choose open or a specific action (e.g. open with Notepad++) File Explorer does not crash for some reason. Still have the problem saving to the desktop.
• If I save anything to the desktop, the icons flash/disappear and reappear, as if Explorer has crashed and restarted. Opening anything from the desktop also causes the desktop to refresh (and move icons around).
• File views (desktop and in other folders) do not always refresh (list new files and not list deleted files) automatically.

Here's what I've tried so far that hasn't helped:

• Change DPI from 250% to 100%. Didn't help. I have a 5k monitor, so 250% is the best DPI for me, but it didn't matter if I went down to 100% on either computer. I also made sure custom DPI was not set at the same time as the Windows DPI setting. They can both be on at the same time. This seemed to help for a minute, but not sure it wasn't an illusion.
• Made sure AV and Malware protection were off.
• Made sure open each folder in the same windows was selected but tried changing that setting and going back and forth.
• Tried open Window in separate process setting.
• Changed start in Quick Access to My PC (and back)
• Tried sfc /scannow but it shows now errors (it did and couldn't repair it but the error went away after the in place upgrade...File Explorer problem still persists)
• Tried disabling 3rd party context menu extensions with ShellExView
• Ran CCleaner on the registry to clean it out
• Completely uninstalled the nVidia drivers (using DDU for a clean uninstall in safe mode) and installed a version that I know worked. I also tried the latest drivers and the four releases in between the known driver and the latest.
• Did a system restore to three previous versions but the problem either was there or came back quickly, perhaps after an update.
• Turned off running background programs that seemed unnecessary.
• Tried Safe mode. It happens in Safe Mode too but in Safe Mode I get an error "A new guard page for the Stack cannot be created." Tried searching for bushell.dll but I don't have Norton on either computer.
• Do an in place upgrade/refresh using the Windows 10 media creation tool.
• Curse continually at both computers.

I'm about to do a full reinstall, but I'm worried about this just happening again. Any suggestions?

 

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.