Windows 10: Help! File Explorer and "This PC" are not working at all

I don't know if this is what your talking about or not. Right click on the desktop. Choose Display Settings and move the slider to the setting you want.

 

I started in Safe Mode. All my drives are sitting there, as well as File Explorer. I restarted the computer and still the start menu nor any of the shortcuts to This PC or File Explorer are working. I'm at a loss as to what went wrong. Thanks

 

Tried that.. resizing didn't really help either. All I get is a desktop reset when I click on either This PC or File Explorer.. Grrr!! Thanks!

 

can u right click the windows icon and select file explorer?

 

Thanks maarkr.. Tried that. I got the usual desktop reset. Something about the shortcuts to File Explorer and This PC is messed up. I sure wish there were system restore points. Everything else is working fine in the start menu. I keep trying to think why are these two items not working when everything else is? Having access to my drives is critical. I use a couple of photography programs and if my SD card is in the reader (as another drive), I can access them from within Photoshop CC and also Phase One/Capture One.But if I remove the card from the reader.. they are gone.. Poof! I have close to 400 images I need to get onto my PC and off my card. This is crazy.

 

Are you able to create a new shortcut on the desktop using %windir%\explorer.exe as the location?

 

Fixed!! I found the system restore points and went back to Jan 13th. Everything was working but Google Chrome. Weird. Downloaded a new 64 bit Chrome and all is well..
Thanks to everyone on this forum.. Whew! I just hope it stays that way. Not shutting down for a while.. I think it may have been an update last night that caused it but I'm not positive.*Smile

 

That is GREAT NEWS LyndaB !!!! *Party Now would be a good time to make a complete image backup of your OS, and store it on a 2nd drive. Just for added insurance. *Smile
Mike...

 

Thanks OldMike 65. I did that. No worries.. Still not sure what happened that caused me to waste an entire day and rip my hair out..lol I'm getting too old for all this drama.*Rolleyes This forum is great. Wonderful people willing to help. Thank you all..

 

Very glad you got everything fixed LyndaB, also happy to hear you made your image backup toooo!!! Welcome LyndaB to Windows 10 Forum too. *Biggrin Mike.

 

I'm very glad to hear you solved your problem. Making a image backup of the working system was a good idea. *Smile