Windows 10: Windows 10 file explorer "Open With" hang or crash.

When opening any file double left click from File Explorer there is a 23 second delay. This happens for .txt file notepad .doc word .pdf pdf-xchange .xls excel.

When right clicking on a file, the main properties menu opens but when the "open with" context menu is selected it will often also take 23 seconds to populate, and will crash explorer if given a "second click" again during this hang time.

The application programs will launch instantly from the start menu and the same files will open instantly through the programs open commands.

File Explorer opens correctly and copy / paste function correctly.

CHKDSK, and SFC found no errors. CCleaner found no issues.

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Event viewer records the following durring a "second click" event...

The program explorer.exe version 10.0.19041.906 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Security and Maintenance control panel.
Process ID: 1f6c
Start Time: 01d7271fed4f10f3
Termination Time: 0
Application Path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe
Report Id: 98122b1f-e9d3-4409-bef0-8a705a7f7d75
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Hang type: Cross-thread

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Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: AppHangB1
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: explorer.exe
P2: 10.0.19041.906
P3: 34013b78
P4: f17c
P5: 134742016
P6:
P7:
P8:
P9:
P10:

Attached files:

These files may be available here:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppHang_explorer.exe_a04ac8e1de3e65d77edd155c89307d238f75fa17_6cfbdaab_05349686-1c7d-4bb5-89a1-816a87c9ee38

Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 98122b1f-e9d3-4409-bef0-8a705a7f7d75
Report Status: 4
Hashed bucket:
Cab Guid: 0

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Fault bucket 1186482794889613114, type 5
Event Name: AppHangB1
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: explorer.exe
P2: 10.0.19041.906
P3: 34013b78
P4: f17c
P5: 134742016
P6:
P7:
P8:
P9:
P10:

Attached files:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3816.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml

These files may be available here:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppHang_explorer.exe_a04ac8e1de3e65d77edd155c89307d238f75fa17_6cfbdaab_05349686-1c7d-4bb5-89a1-816a87c9ee38

Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 98122b1f-e9d3-4409-bef0-8a705a7f7d75
Report Status: 268435456
Hashed bucket: 53b5b19a5f21ce12a0773bd0d1820f3a
Cab Guid: 0

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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.

 

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.

 

Windows explorer crashing

Hi,

I am having the same problem as the OP in this thread.
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54365

I have tried the fixes listed in the above thread and I am getting the same error message as 'ktadie' (post 16). I think this is because I am running Windows 7 Professional. Windows explorer crashes when I open my 'Films' folder on my brand new 2tb external HDD. I have about 300 .avi files in this folder and some of the .avi files are several years old.

In short I believe I need the same fix given by 'Wile E' (post 7) but updated for Windows 7 Professional.

Thanks in advance.