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  1. Windows 10: File Explorer crashes when I right click drive, other problems


    Hello, my file explorer is constantly having issues. It doesn't refresh properly: if I unzip a file, the uncompressed files don't show up until I refresh or otherwise cajole Windows to recognize them. File Explorer will also crash, especially whenever I right-click a drive. The problems accumulate and finally I have to reboot, sometimes every two hours.I started Windows in Safe Mode and right clicked a drive, and File Explorer still crashed. I've tried sfc /scannow a few times over the last few months and it finds problems, and says it fixes them, but it doesn't solve my issue. I've looked int

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    Martin King3, Sep 30, 2023
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  2. jsmin Win User

    Windows Explorer crashes and thumbnails problem

    Hi, I hope you can help me.
    Windows Explorer is no longer showing thumbnails on files played by Windows Media Player. I've run cmd and regsvr32 shmedia.dll and regsvr32 shimgvw.dll. That seemed to solve the problem...but it created a different one. Now when I try to open a folder on an external hard drive it crashes. I read in an old 2008 post it was an avi file causing the problem and suggested the run cmd regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll. That solved the opening problem but recreated the thumbnail problem. Any help to achieve both functions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
     
    jsmin, Sep 30, 2023
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  3. Ahhzz Win User
    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, Sep 30, 2023
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  4. Windows 10: File Explorer crashes when I right click drive, other problems

    Windows 10 File Explorer Crashes

    Hello,

    Since the recent Windows 10 Update, my File Explorer crashes under the following circumstance:

    Step 1 - Connect external hard disk (I have tried several)

    Step 2 - Copy large files (up to 4Gb) onto the external hard disk

    Step 3 - After files are copied, right click on the hard disk to "Eject" .... Crash ... File Explorer shuts down.

    Step 4 - Start File Explorer again

    Step 5 - Right click on same external hard disk to "Eject" ... it works ...

    Step 6 - Wait a few minutes .... right click on the same external hard disk to "Eject" ... Crash ... File Explorer shuts down again.

    This problem has started about 4-5 days ago.
     
    Nigel Parsons, Sep 30, 2023
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