Windows 10: Windows Explorer hangs, then crashes if you open "This PC"... folder windows function as...

Source
Windows Explorer

Summary
Stopped responding and was closed

Date
‎10/‎29/‎2018 10:37 AM

Status
Report sent

Description
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Faulting Application Path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: AppHangXProcB1
Application Name: explorer.exe
Application Version: 10.0.16299.214
Application Timestamp: 9b99aba6
Hang Signature: 388f
Hang Type: 134217792
Waiting on Application Name: dllhost.exe
Waiting on Application Version: 10.0.16299.15
OS Version: 10.0.16299.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: 388f643b2d3ada6958e25f4cfeab252a
Additional Hang Signature 2: 1dfa
Additional Hang Signature 3: 1dfafc678fa23774ef47839ea6feacef
Additional Hang Signature 4: 388f
Additional Hang Signature 5: 388f643b2d3ada6958e25f4cfeab252a
Additional Hang Signature 6: 1dfa
Additional Hang Signature 7: 1dfafc678fa23774ef47839ea6feacef

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: c5a18a5c9bcbd8f7f565cdca38e9879f (1541864715866179487)


How can I diagnose what is causing the problem?

Any ideas how to restore functionality?

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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.

 

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.

 

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.