Windows 10: Windows 10 Open File dialog problem

Hello,

Probably it is well known problem already, but I still can´t find a solution for it and I hope that maybe with some additional details someone could help me or this problem might be solved in future updates.

When I updated to Windows 10 feature update 1909 from update 1803, I run into unexpected problem. One of the programs I wrote in C# just finished working when I tried to open a file.

When I repeated the same operation in Visual Studio editor, at the line
openFileDialog1.ShowDialog;
I've got the message
The program '[13720] YouTubeTextFilePlaylist.exe' has exited with code -1073740771 0xc000041d.

Later I've noticed that sometimes I get problems with opening files in other programs as well. For example in Windows Word that crushed sometimes, at starting new blank document, opening, saving and printing. I was hoping that some Windows update will fix it. But now, I am running feature update 2020H2 and the probem is still here. For this reason I tried to get more information about this problem. I tried some solutions I've found, sometimes they worked for a short time. One interesting remark I've found is that everything works smoothly when program run as administrator.

I tried to get some more information about this error and here is some info from WinDbg Preview.




ADDITIONAL_XML: 1

OS_BUILD_LAYERS: 1

NTGLOBALFLAG: 0

PROCESS_BAM_CURRENT_THROTTLED: 0

PROCESS_BAM_PREVIOUS_THROTTLED: 0

APPLICATION_VERIFIER_FLAGS: 0

CHKIMG_EXTENSION: !chkimg -lo 50 -d !gdi32
76a33ab0-76a33ab9 10 bytes - gdi32!ExtTextOutW
[ 8b ff 55 8b ec 51 c7 45:ff 25 b6 3a a3 76 e0 44 ]
76a33f60-76a33f69 10 bytes - gdi32!ExtTextOutA +0x4b0
[ 8b ff 55 8b ec 51 c7 45:ff 25 66 3f a3 76 d0 47 ]
76a350c0-76a350c9 10 bytes - gdi32!TextOutAStub +0x1160
[ 8b ff 55 8b ec 51 c7 45:ff 25 c6 50 a3 76 d0 49 ]
76a36d30-76a36d39 10 bytes - gdi32!BitBltStub +0x1c70
[ 8b ff 55 8b ec 51 6a 00:ff 25 36 6d a3 76 c0 4a ]
76a38872-76a38874 3 bytes - gdi32!TextOutW+2 +0x1b42
[ 78 f1 a4:76 88 a3 ]
76a38876-76a38879 4 bytes - gdi32!IsCreateFontIndirectAPresent +0x04
[ 55 8b ec 51:20 49 00 10 ]
47 errors : !gdi32 76a33ab0-76a38879

CONTEXT: .ecxr
eax=00000001 ebx=00000000 ecx=00000012 edx=00000073 esi=ffffff8c edi=450a0ea7
eip=76a38876 esp=00b7d244 ebp=00b7d24c iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na pe nc
cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00010206
gdi32!IsCreateFontIndirectAPresent:
76a38876 204900 and byte ptr [ecx],cl ds:002b:00000012=??
Resetting default scope

EXCEPTION_RECORD: .exr -1
ExceptionAddress: 76a38876 gdi32!IsCreateFontIndirectAPresent
ExceptionCode: c0000005 Access violation
ExceptionFlags: 00000000
NumberParameters: 2
Parameter[0]: 00000001
Parameter[1]: 00000012
Attempt to write to address 00000012

PROCESS_NAME: YouTubeTextFilePlaylist.exe

WRITE_ADDRESS: 00000012

ERROR_CODE: NTSTATUS 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The memory could not be %s.

EXCEPTION_CODE_STR: c0000005

EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1: 00000001

EXCEPTION_PARAMETER2: 00000012

MISSING_CLR_SYMBOL: 0

ADDITIONAL_DEBUG_TEXT: Followup set based on attribute [Is_ChosenCrashFollowupThread] from Frame:[0] on thread:[PSEUDO_THREAD]

STACK_TEXT:
00000000 00000000 memory_corruption!gdi32+0x0


STACK_COMMAND: ** Pseudo Context ** ManagedPseudo ** Value: 128f1e30 ** ; kb

SYMBOL_NAME: memory_corruption!gdi32

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: MEMORY_CORRUPTION_LARGE_c0000005_memory_corruption!gdi32

IMAGE_NAME: memory_corruption

MODULE_NAME: memory_corruption

OS_VERSION: 10.0.19041.1

BUILDLAB_STR: vb_release

OSPLATFORM_TYPE: x86

OSNAME: Windows 10

FAILURE_ID_HASH: {09c7218e-afbd-b047-f70d-520be284a59b}

Followup: MachineOwner
---------



Also, there is information about Word crash when I tried to create a new blank document.

Faulting application name: WINWORD.EXE, version: 16.0.13328.20292, time stamp: 0x5f96cde1
Faulting module name: GDI32.dll, version: 10.0.19041.546, time stamp: 0x9a24d4df
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00008876
Faulting process id: 0x2994
Faulting application start time: 0x01d6b9c4e91dc6ed
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files x86\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\GDI32.dll
Report Id: 507a9429-f93c-4066-bbe2-8a4259cbcf81
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

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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.

 

Problem with Explorer and file dialogs

I'm having a problem with File Explorer and with file dialogs. It is similar to some of those reported here but also there are differences in some respects.

• Windows 10, up-to-date.
• Problem began after the February "patch Tuesday" update.
• Appears randomly--slightly less frequently since the March update, but still occurring. Sometimes when machine is first started.
• Symptoms are that File Explorer windows sit indefinitely saying "Working on it", same applies to file dialogs too.
• Also Google Chrome becomes very slow at loading web pages: > 5 minutes, but Edge is not affected.
• Restarting Explorer does NOT work, but restarting the computer does--BUT restarting takes much longer than usual, again >= 5 minutes.

Any suggestions? This computer came with Windows 10, so I cannot revert to an earlier version.

I have to say that Windows 10 is by far the least reliable version I've encountered. Even free, it isn't good value!

 

External HardDrive Problem (please help )

Try this:

1) Insert your flash/external drive into the USB port.

2) When you see the AutoPlay dialog box, click Cancel.

3) Open My Computer, right-click your flash drive icon, and select Properties.

4)In the Properties dialog box, select the AutoPlay tab.

5) Perform the following steps for each item in the Content Type drop-down list:
> Select an item in the Content Type drop-down list.
> Choose Select An Action To Perform in the Actions panel.
> Select the Open Folder To View Files In Windows Explorer action.
> Click the Apply button.
> Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.

Now use the Safely Remove Hardware feature to remove your flash drive — wait a moment and plug it back in. You’ll see the AutoPlay progress appear momentarily, and then you should see Windows Explorer open to show the contents of the flash drive.