Windows 10: Windows system keeps crashing, example when opening start menu and file manager

The company I am in right now have a low spec PC with windows 10 installed in. Before this, it was going fine even though sometimes it goes unresponsive. But today it can't be operated without going unresponsive and I feared that it'll continue like this till days later.The problem is as described, whenever I open file manager, it doesn't respond. Only loading until it goes white and restarts the system. Same happens with the other things that includes opening a file, such as start menu, import or export file. But opening an executable works just fine. I open firefox, task manager, etc, it's a

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Windows 10 Start Menu won't open.

Hi Dougie,

Corrupted system files could be one of the reason why Start Menu is not opening.

As an initial troubleshooting, we suggest following the steps listed in this article:
Troubleshoot problems with the Start menu or Cortana
see if it helps resolve the issue.

Update us with the outcome so we can provide further assistance.

 

File explorrer keeps crashing as soon as I open it

Thank you for your reply.

Have you tried using a System Restore point created before that?

If you look at
ShellExView - Shell Extension Manager For Windows

you may see:

The ShellExView is a standalone executable. It doesn't require any installation process or additional DLLs. Just copy it to any folder you want, and run it.

If a program adds a context menu entry (the ones you see when rt clicking files and folders for example) this program lists them and lets you disable them so you don't see them in the context menu.

Sometimes they cause problems, and you can then find out which one, if any, is responsible.

Example:




Have you heard of Avast? It's an antivirus program. Can you see how I can disable its context menu entry? ShellExView can be used for solving context-menu problems in Explorer environment. For more information, read the following article: Fix: Slow Right Click and Explorer Crashes Caused by Shell Extensions

To disable all non-MS extensions simply select all (CTRL A) then rt click and click Disable.... (or click the little red button top left).
Most people don't have problems using Shellexview.

 

Unable to access Start menu, open files, run System Restore after installing the Anniversary Update on Windows 10

Hello,

The issues with accessing the Start menu/ Windows key might have occurred due to corrupted/ missing system files after installing the latest update on your computer.

Provide us additional information to assist you better with this issue:

• What exactly happens when you try to access the files, System Restore, Repair tools on your computer?
• What is the complete error code/ error message with this issue?

I suggest you to try the troubleshooting steps suggested from the Microsoft helps article like: Check for updates, Restart the computer, run the troubleshooter, create test user account and check if it helps.

Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana

Hope it helps. Get back to us with an updated status of accessing the Start menu for further assistance.

Thank you.