Windows 10 and Windows 11 now let you open and work with your Linux files from the Windows desktop with two simple tricks: enter \wsl$ in File Explorer to browse all installed distributions, or run explorer.exe . from inside a WSL shell to open the current Linux directory in Windows File...
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When File Explorer becomes the system’s biggest CPU hog after upgrading to Windows 11 24H2, it stops being a mild annoyance and starts costing time, battery life, and user confidence—with many users reporting sustained explorer.exe or related processes eating CPU even at idle. The problem is...
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Microsoft’s switch from the familiar Blue Screen of Death to a minimalist black crash screen has drawn attention — and a fresh wave of questions from Windows 11 users who now confront the so‑called Black Screen of Death. This change is cosmetic in part, but it also comes bundled with new...
In a significant update for users of Windows 11, Microsoft has addressed a critical bug that caused frequent crashes of the File Explorer application (explorer.exe). Reports indicated that the app would stop responding when users attempted to access it from the taskbar, leading to potential...
hello 1 hour ago i was get a class not registered error from explorer.exe when i trying open windows and didnt anything is working, i was cant opening the task bar or anything, pc frozed but mouse cursor was can still moving, problem was fixed by restarting system, my problem was fixed but why i...
In task manager, I tried to run new task explorer.exe Nothing
Ran sfc /scannow Nothing
Entered a batch file to terminate and run explorer.exe Nothing
File explorer options through control panel are viewable/customizable but
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So hey guys, I'm in a bit of a sticky situation here. So I booted up my computer on Monday, loaded fine and everything seemed to work until i tried opening the file explorer, when boom error message.
Being an Com Sci major and having some experience with viruses and windows misbehaving, I...
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Have an interesting issue with explorer.exe locking up when I try to close photo viewer within several minutes, but only if I open the picture file from the desktop. Opening photos from within a folder anywhere else on the system it opens and closes fine (no need to wait).
If I let it sit for...
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I had recently updated my build 9936 to build 10041. But one of the problem that I got in this build was that I had been working in my computer for few days but today when I opened my computer, I got an error message as:
Title as: explorer.exe - Application Error
Message as: The instruction at...
Hello, first time creating ID and posting in here. I have three problems with my PC. When I restart it, it shows two dialog box; (1) explorer.exe - System Warning "Unknown Hard Error" and (2) BatchRunner - Problem to run or locate the batch file "install.cmd". Then, when i was trying to open...
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got genuine OEM Win7 Home Premium (64bit) and a Pavilion dv7 laptop. Almost everytime, when I have certain folder opened, explorer.exe starts loading my CPU (13% usually... sometimes it can rise even further !)... explorer loads stays, until I terminate the process via task...
Fixes an issue in which a heap buffer over-write causes the Explorer.exe process to crash in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when Windows is configured for many display paths.
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Fixes an issue in which the Explorer.exe process crashes when you close the Display Settings dialog box in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when Windows is configured for many display paths.
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I have a big issue with explorer.exe on my win7 pc. Whenever it loads the desktop, explorer.exe bugs (a window appears "windows tries to find a solution) then it restarts explore.exe but it bugs again and the same message appear again. I have to shut down the processus manually to stop this...
Every time I start my laptop it gets past the welcome screen and then goes black and a window appears stating that Windows Explorer has stopped working. I use task manager to get to Run. I attempt to start explorer.exe but the task manager crashes as well. The same thing happens in Safe Mode and...
[SOLVED] explorer.exe high CPU usage - tried everything I can think of
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My explorer.exe is constantly using 30-45% of my 4-core CPU. I have determined after MUCH testing that the cause is likely not a virus / malware / rootkit. I have also:
tested booting into safe mode (explorer.exe is...
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So, recently I decided to move the windows taskbar to the right side of the screen to see if I liked it better over there. It turns out I did not, so I tried to make it go back to the bottom. Every time I try to move it to the bottom, now, explorer.exe crashes and the taskbar remains on the...
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When I go to desktop and right click, and choose "Personalize", there comes error "Explorer.exe this file has no program associated with it ..."
I had same problem before and found registry fix from net, but then it happened while I was using Win-E buttons. I can open the personalize...