Windows 10: File Explorer made Windows into black screen

File explorer loads, then crashes. It happened a few times now....Alt tab UI looks straight from windows XP, while all app open Chrome and notepad works normally, when I close/minimize everything, the desktop is all black; there is no taskbar, nothing. Cannot alt f4, so I force shutdownsystem log.evtx

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File Explorer Causes Black Screen

Whenever I click on File Explorer, it causes my screen to go black and File Explorer doesn't open, with my curser still working. I have to use ctrl+alt+delete to restart my computer to get out of this issue. If I click on File Explorer while using another app (firefox or Excel for example), I can still use them without any issue, but my home screen and taskbar have gone black, and when I exit the apps, I am back to my original issue.

I have tried:

• Clearing File Explorer History - issue pursists
  
• Launching folder windows in a separate process - my screen doesn't go black when I click on File Explorer but it won't open either
  
• Run netsh and winsock reset - issue persists
  
• Run sfc/scannow - issue persists
  
• Uninstalling recent update - issue persists
  
• Restarting in safe mode - Got a pop up saying "explorer.exe - system warning Unknown hard error" and signing it lead me to the black screen again. Restarting after this did nothing
  

Any more suggestions would be amazing! My computer is working fine other than this issue.

 

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.

 

black screen

Hi Bart,

It is possible that you're experiencing black screen due to corrupted system files. To assist you better, we'd like to gather more information:

• Are you getting any error messages?
• What happen when you tried to login?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

In the meantime, we suggest that you follow the steps in this
article to troubleshoot black screen errors. You can choose which situation you're experiencing the error and perform the instructions.

Let us know if you need further assistance.