Windows 10: Windows Explorer crashes when opening a folder in a new window

Discus and support Windows Explorer crashes when opening a folder in a new window in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I don't remember exactly when it started happening but for some reason I've recently run into the problem where Windows Explorer will crash or at least... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Ruftinator, Sep 25, 2020.

  1. Windows Explorer crashes when opening a folder in a new window


    I don't remember exactly when it started happening but for some reason I've recently run into the problem where Windows Explorer will crash or at least freeze for a bit and then close all WE windows that are open when right-clicking a folder and selecting "Open in new window". I'm not sure what causes it. At first I thought it might be a problem caused by my external drive but the same happens when opening a folder that's on my Dropbox or any other drive/cloud storage that it can find. It's really just an inconvenience but I would really like to know if someone knows why this is happening and if we could find a solution unless MS solve it in an update of course.


    Thanks in advance!


    - Ruftinator

    :)
     
    Ruftinator, Sep 25, 2020
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  2. 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 25, 2020
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  3. Harvy Win User
    Windows explorer crashing

    Hi,

    I am having the same problem as the OP in this thread.
    Windows Explorer crashes whenever I open my external HDD or thumb drive in explorer..

    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.
     
    Harvy, Sep 25, 2020
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  4. jsmin Win User

    Windows Explorer crashes when opening a folder in a new window

    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 25, 2020
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