Windows 10: Top portion of file explorer not responding

Discus and support Top portion of file explorer not responding in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I open file explorer and everything works fine. Then I navigate to a folder and open a file and it will works correctly. Open a file, example and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Toby Stokes, Apr 11, 2021.

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    I open file explorer and everything works fine. Then I navigate to a folder and open a file and it will works correctly.

    Open a file, example and excel spreadsheet. When I skip back to file explorer, none of the buttons at the top work.


    File, home, share and view buttons. The close and minimize buttons and address bar.

    They don't change when the cursor hovers over and and clicking does nothing either.


    Please help

    Thanks

    :)
     
    Toby Stokes, Apr 11, 2021
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    Evening.

    I'm having an issue with the file explorer. I'm trying to have a clear out of old files in the downloads folder, but every time I try to delete a file it stops working. The blue bar at the top just says 'File explorer (not responding)'. I've tried restarting
    my laptop and it still keeps doing it. Any suggestions??
     
    LisaOwens5, Apr 11, 2021
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    Hi Sue,

    After an update, your PC can sometimes cause software conflicts. We would like to know more about the File Explorer not responding. Please provide answers to the questions:

    • Can you please tell us if this update was a regular security update or the Fall Creators update?
    • When you saw a dialog box, did you see a particular error message? If yes please send a screenshot.
    • Did you perform any troubleshooting steps to resolve the concern?

    We'll wait for you response to our queries.
     
    Robert Caw, Apr 11, 2021
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    File Explorer Not Responding

    Hi,

    I am following very clear instructions online in order to fix File Explorer Not Responding on my brand new computer. Instructions I am following are at this link: https://www.****/knowledge/windows-10-file-explorer-wont-open-solved/

    I can get as far as Step 4 where I try to right click on Quick Access within the File Explorer but because it is Not Responding this action does not work and I have to close File Explorer.

    Does anyone have suggestions for how to get around this when File Explorer is Not Responding?

    Alternatively, should I consider storing larger files in a different drive of the computer?

    A little background: I have had this computer that came loaded with Windows 10 for about 1 month. The File Explorer would not respond when I first started using it (transferring in new files), and again recently when I have tried saving several (large) design
    files from Illustrator. This may be the culprit for it's bogging down; either that or perhaps because I just deleted 1000's of emails off of gmail? My text display size is at 100%.

    Thank you.

    ps I am not very computer savvy so please dumb down your responses!
     
    CarlieBall, Apr 11, 2021
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