Windows 10: Windows Explorer acting strangely..

Explorer annoyed me with it's quick access thing making me wait and grouping things the way it wants and effectively putting things out of sight...

so I disabled it via the view/options thing.

and that worked for maybe ten minutes. Until I next shut down windows explorer and then opened it up again... it started wanting to compile the quick access thing again... has me waiting, watching the green progress bar for long minutes during which I can access nothing, no files at all...

as it gets closer to the end it goes slower... when it gets into the little box where the 'x' is then it takes forever... I've been waiting for it to complete in there since I started this post...

Is there anything one can do about this or is it just another windows feature we have to accept.. ?

Is there some way we can access our files while this madness is going on.. ?

:)

 

Explorer Crashes and Acts Strange

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to download the ISO file for Windows 10 from the referred link and perform a repair using the same Installation Media and see if the issue can be resolved.

Please follow the below steps.

Step 1: Follow the below link to create an ISO image for Windows 10.

Link: Download Windows 10

This issue could occur due to corrupted Master Boot Record. A boot sector is a part of hard disk or any storage device which contains machine code. A Boot Sector loads the machine code stored in the storage device. Master
Boot record is a type of boot sector. Whenever a computer boots, the master Boot record executes. To repair MBR follow below steps.

• Insert media such as (DVD or flash drive).
• On the Install now screen, select Repair your computer.
• Select Troubleshoot, followed by Advanced
  options.
• From Advanced options, launch a command prompt windows,
  and enter the following command:

bootrec.exe /fixmbr

• Once the command is finished, reboot your computer the normal way and check if it helps.
  

Hope this information helps. Please post us if you need any further assistance with Windows.

Thank you.

 

File Explorer acting Strange again (still)

Hello,

Windows 10 may have encountered a corrupted system file that caused this issue. For us to help you with this, kindly answer the following questions:

• What is the current build and version of your Windows 10? To check type in
  winver on the search bar and press Enter.
• Is this also happening on another user account? Are you using an Administrator account?
• Have you made any recent changes to your computer prior to this issue?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you
boot your Windows 10 into safe mode and perform the following steps:

• Open Task Manager by right clicking the taskbar.
• Click More details at the bottom to expand the Task Manager window.
• Under the Processes tab, look for Windows Explorer.
• After selecting the Windows Explorer, click the Restart
  button at the bottom.
• It may take a few seconds and things like your taskbar and Start menu may disappear momentarily, but when it restarts, things should behave better and you can exit Task Manager.
  

We'll be waiting for your reply.

 

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