Windows 10: I can no longer open .exe files without either my browser or file explorer crashing. Also...

Opening .exe files from my browser Downloads will close the browser immediately. Doing the same in the File Explorer will close that as well, leaving me with a black-flickering screen for a few seconds. I've tried a multitude of .exe files and none of them will open - they save just fine but my computer refuses to open them.When trying to update my PC from the System Update area in Settings, it shows constantly as "Something went wrong".Furthermore, trying to download apps from the Microsoft Store will cause it to crash as well. Very annoying and confusing, it all worked not long ago.I perform

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Exe file slow to open

A SFX archive isn't going to open right away. The files have to be extracted first. When you are opening it in WinRar, it's not extracting the file, it's just reading it which is why it opens right away.

 

Exe file slow to open

Possible... I had Kaspersky and ZoneAlarm, both, on different machines & times, misbehavin' and had to re-install them to set them right.
Even after cleaning them out and re-setting them; they would still bog the file access times down and cause Windows Explorer (not ie) to be slow on opening and accessing, until re-installed.

If he turns off real-time detection it will not make any difference, as he has already been opening the file... he would/should have gotten an alert or warning if there were a problem with the file he is testing with.

Probably not; but, how much ram?
What version of Windows?
Where is you swap file located? What size?
How full are your drives?
What processor?
Have you got the latest firmware for your SSD?
Are your drivers up to date?
Is your MB bios current?

Is the file an installation file, video file, etc? Does it use compression?

You need to goto User CP and put your system info there and then check the box to show the specs. The info will go a long way in helping some to diagnose your possible problem(s).

 

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...