Windows 10: Folders not responding

Discus and support Folders not responding in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; When i click on any folder and then select a file, it hangs. It says on top of the folder "Not Responding". When i close the folder the screen... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by ArjunKumar5, May 27, 2020.

  1. Folders not responding


    When i click on any folder and then select a file, it hangs. It says on top of the folder "Not Responding". When i close the folder the screen refreshes and the folder closes. But the problem of not responsing persists every time i open the folder and click to open a file.


    This is happening with all folders. Very frustrating considering this surface is not even a year old.


    To open a particular file i need to know its name and search it through the start menu.


    Please help.


    Wishes,

    :)
     
    ArjunKumar5, May 27, 2020
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  2. Windows Folders Randomly Freezing and Not Responding

    Once in a while, some of my windows folders, irrespective of the number of files and their size randomly freezes, then shows not responding and shuts down.

    When i try and open them again they do the same. over and over.

    the only solutions I have found to overcome this is.

    1. Restart the System.
    2. Remove a few items from the folder.
    3. Change the Sort by/Group by Format of the folder.

    Can anyone suggest what may be the source of the problem; and any solutions ?
     
    Vigneswara Prabhu, May 27, 2020
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  3. 3Colors Win User
    Windows Updated(16299.309).KB4088776 Restart is required to complete.

    Hi dalchina. Good news, I followed your suggestion and reinstalled the update and now it appears as "installed correctly" *Biggrin Maybe it was not necessary to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter or maybe if necessary. But using it I do not think it could have worsened something. The installation was very fast, unlike the first time it showed step 1 and step 2 completed.

    Thanks for the suggestions and for the time to respond Folders not responding :) Best regards.


    And thanks for the tip of that program, I'll have it on my list.
     
    3Colors, May 27, 2020
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  4. enso Win User

    Folders not responding

    Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

    Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

    • I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.


    • Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.
    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

    Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.
     
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