Windows 10: Windows Explorer Explorer.exe spiked resource usage and freezing.

Current specs: IntelR CoreTM i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz with 16GB RAM. My laptop recently blue screened and wouldn't boot, giving the error "SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION" on startup. Whatever. I used a restore point and started experiencing problems with Windows Explorer. At random times, the program would spike in both CPU and memory resources and become completely unresponsive; my desktop would lock up and I couldn't interact with anything unless I used task manager to kill it and open a new process. Everything I've attempted thus far:>Using the SFC and CHKDSK scan commands to see i

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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

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer renamed to Windows Internet Explorer ?




Since version 7 of the world`s most popular web browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer was silently renamed to Windows Internet Explorer.Such a step from Microsoft is not a surprise since Internet Explorer is part of the Windows operation system for a long time.Obviously Microsoft corp. wants to state that Internet Explorer is already considered as a part of Windows and not as an external browser (remember the IE and WMP law issues last year!?).

 

Windows Explorer Replacement?

I don't use Internet Explorer, I meant the thing where you can look at files etc. Hotkey Windows+E. Maybe it's the wrong name in english though. *Stick Out Tongue