Windows 10: Windows Explorer freezes when opening and after every file change

Discus and support Windows Explorer freezes when opening and after every file change in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; Some time yesterday my PC began acting strangely. Every time I open Explorer, I see "Working on it..." and have to wait several seconds before I can do... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by rassilon, Oct 28, 2016.

  1. RASSILON
    rassilon Win User

    Windows Explorer freezes when opening and after every file change


    Some time yesterday my PC began acting strangely. Every time I open Explorer, I see "Working on it..." and have to wait several seconds before I can do anything. In addition, any changes to the file structure (deleting files, copying, moving, etc.) cause another freeze. This occurs on all drives, SSD or HDD.

    There are no error messages in Event Viewer, no problems reported by SFC /SCANNOW, and no file system errors reported by CHKDSK. Any advice?

    :)
     
    rassilon, Oct 28, 2016
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  2. OHITSMAX
    ohitsmax Win User

    Windows Explorer freezes when I access Blu-Ray drive (ASUS BW-12B1ST)

    After install the "Standard SATA AHCI Controller" has changed to "Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller", but the drive still freezes when I open it in explorer. I can click
    on the drive and see the files on the DVD, but when I try to interact with the files the window freezes. The light on the drive is flashing. If I open the drive, the frozen explorer window closes.
     
    ohitsmax, Oct 28, 2016
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  3. SMITHYP12
    smithyp12 Win User
    Windows 10 File Explorer not opening

    Hey so my file explorer has been working file up until recently, every time I now open it using every way I've tried the task bar just freezes, flickers and does not open. I've tried changing the quick access options to "This PC" and nothing changed
     
    smithyp12, Oct 28, 2016
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  4. RASSILON
    rassilon Win User

    Windows Explorer freezes when opening and after every file change

    Addendum: If I launch Explorer from "This PC" I see the "Working on it" text. If I launch via the task bar shortcut, it freezes quietly, and loads Explorer after 10-15 seconds. Accessing files through the command prompt has no delay, which leads me to believe this is an issue with Explorer. I tried rebuilding the search index, but that had no effect.
     
    rassilon, Oct 28, 2016
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  5. RASSILON
    rassilon Win User
    I'm guessing these forums are dead, since nobody has replied. Pity. They used to be helpful.
     
    rassilon, Apr 4, 2018
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