Windows 10: Multiple instances of Windows Explorer

Discus and support Multiple instances of Windows Explorer in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Opened up task manager and saw that in the Processes tab, there were 41 instances of Windows Explorer running. I open WE frequently but only one or two... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by concord72, Aug 16, 2018.

  1. CONCORD72
    concord72 Win User

    Multiple instances of Windows Explorer


    Opened up task manager and saw that in the Processes tab, there were 41 instances of Windows Explorer running. I open WE frequently but only one or two at the same time and didn't have any open at that time. And it's not just a temporary thing, I have been checking sporadically for weeks and there always seems to be 30+ instances running.
    I have also noticed over the past few weeks that my files in WE are not being sorted properly. I have them set to Sort By Date and it will sort some files properly and others incorrectly, not sure if this is related.
    Any ideas?


    :)
     
    concord72, Aug 16, 2018
    #1
  2. AUDIOEDITOR
    audioeditor Win User

    Opening multiple instances of Edge or Explorer.

    In Win Pro 8.1 you could just hold the shift key and then open multiple instances of Internet Explorer. I found this very handy if I needed to look something up while hold another window open to accept the data I was finding in another instance of IE.
    Now in Edge, a shift click get you nothing. Are we stuck with just one instance? Not progress in my book. My wife says, "No wonder it was free."
     
    audioeditor, Aug 16, 2018
    #2
  3. ATHLON2K15
    Athlon2K15 Win User
    Windows Explorer Replacement?

    are you running IE7? if not that wouold be my first suggestion,upgrade to ie7 that can fix some stability issues with windows explorer
     
    Athlon2K15, Aug 16, 2018
    #3
  4. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Multiple instances of Windows Explorer

    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.
     
    Ahhzz, Aug 16, 2018
    #4
Thema:

Multiple instances of Windows Explorer

Loading...

  1. Multiple instances of Windows Explorer - Similar Threads - Multiple instances Explorer

  2. Multiple Instances of Windows Explorer High CPU Usage Fresh Install of W11

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Multiple Instances of Windows Explorer High CPU Usage Fresh Install of W11: So before I say anything I just want to say that I've been a PC user/gamer since Windows XP so I'm fairly tech savvy and I know how to fix most issues on my own. However this one has me stumped.System specs in case these are important:ASRock X670E Steel Legend BIOS Version...

  3. Multiple Instances

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Multiple Instances: Does anyone know how to prevent this from happening? i dont have much ram so it slows down the speed of everything. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/multiple-instances/da352446-efc2-4272-a8f3-f81ae1359d75

  4. Multiple Instances

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Multiple Instances: Does anyone know how to prevent this from happening? i dont have much ram so it slows down the speed of everything. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/multiple-instances/da352446-efc2-4272-a8f3-f81ae1359d75

  5. Multiple instances of a chat program

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Multiple instances of a chat program: Programs like EXCEL and WORD allow more than one instance to be open on the desktop simultaneously; is there a structural reason why a chat program could not have a separate instance open for different contacts ? 182603

  6. Multiple instances of Windows Sandbox

    in Windows 10 Ask Insider
    Multiple instances of Windows Sandbox: how could I run more then 1 instance of windows sandbox on windows 10? submitted by /u/Jonkaa [link] [comments] https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/lae380/multiple_instances_of_windows_sandbox/

  7. Multiple Instances of Single Printer

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Multiple Instances of Single Printer: I recently added my printers to a new computer running Windows 10. For some reason each one is showing multiple instances of the drivers in the various settings. Trying to figure out why and how to get rid of the extra versions that are not needed. [ATTACH]...

  8. Windows 10 Explorer - Open Multiple Instances.

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Windows 10 Explorer - Open Multiple Instances.: I want to open multiple instances of windows explorer at the same time for drag and drop etc.. I had been able to simply right click the Windows ICON (Start) and simply select File Explorer (no shift key , simply use MOUSE) windows opened to my hearts content. Now that is...

  9. Multiple instances of "Internet Explorer" and Internet Explorer (32)"

    in Browsers and Email
    Multiple instances of "Internet Explorer" and Internet Explorer (32)": On my Win10 x64 home computer, I find that a I can't always start Internet Explorer (ver 11). I'll click on the icon, the "working" symbol spins for a second and nothing happens. Then I open Task Manager, and I find about 10 or 12 instances of Internet Explorer and IE (32)...

  10. Multiple Instances of 'Speakers (SndTAudio)'

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Multiple Instances of 'Speakers (SndTAudio)': Hi - when I look at my audio devices I can see 16 instances of 'Speakers SndTAudio' each of which is in "ready" status and five instances of AMD High Definition Audio Device (none of which are plugged in). I only recently upgraded from Win 7 Pro to Win 10 Pro and I have...

Users found this page by searching for:

  1. windows 10 multiple instances of internet explorer home page opening at log in