Windows 10: Windows Explorer Crashes When Right-Clicking Folders on The Left Pane

Hi,


Windows Explorer crashes every time I right-click on a folder under Quick Access or This PC. I have tried clearing the file explorer history and restarting my computer/file explorer from the command prompt. The last problem report I got is below. Any suggestions on how to fix this?


Source

Windows Explorer


Summary

Stopped working


Date

‎11/‎4/‎2019 1:19 PM


Status

Report sent


Description

Faulting Application Path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe


Problem signature

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

Application Name: Explorer.EXE

Application Version: 10.0.18362.387

Application Timestamp: 0e377b6c

Fault Module Name: SHELL32.dll

Fault Module Version: 10.0.18362.387

Fault Module Timestamp: deca38c3

Exception Code: c0000005

Exception Offset: 000000000009bc4a

OS Version: 10.0.18362.2.0.0.256.48

Locale ID: 1033

Additional Information 1: b6b3

Additional Information 2: b6b32a50ecb50cc1eb923eda54291cbe

Additional Information 3: bf04

Additional Information 4: bf04373a015bef0798fe3e458c45a272


Extra information about the problem

Bucket ID: 2d69d2e5747fe61195b6c03757a82675 (1564649264484198005)

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Explorer crashing when right clicking folders on Navigation Pane


Hi there

Recently I've been experiencing a weird problem with Windows 10. Right clicking any folders on the pane on the left - the one with folders, libraries etc. causes explorer to freeze and then crash.

I can right click on files and folders in the main explorer window. This problem only occurs when I try to right click on something in the navigation pane.

What could cause this?

 

Explorer crash on Windows 10 Home when right-clicking in left pane.


When Windows Explorer is open, if I right-click on anything in the left-pane, Explorer crashes and re-starts.

I've googled, and tried using NirSoft's ShellFix, disabled the most common issues googling resulted in:
#1 Remove Nvidia context-menu and for desktop right-click.
#2 Remove Spybot Search & Destroy context-menu.
#3 Remove Nvidia "nvshext.dll" (not found after using ShellFix)

None of these resulted in a fix at all. I've tried booting in safe mode, the same problem exists. I can right-click on file and folders in the right pane of Explorer, but right-clicking in the left pane, whether folder or drive. Explorer still crashes.

I found a Microsoft page regarding a similar issue, and to be on the safe side, I tried that. Still doing the same thing.

This is really driving me crazy, since I use portable backup drives to re-install my games onto the system but it's pretty hard to drag and drop when you can't have a second Explorer pane open.

Anyone have any ideas?
*Mad

 

Explorer crashing when right clicking folders on Navigation Pane


NVIDIA CPL Context Menu Extension is indeed the culprit. Eventually I would like to be able to reenable the shell extension. Is this an Nvidia or a microsoft issue? I wonder if either are even aware of the issue.

Every time I right click any drive in the file explorer left pane window file explorer crashes