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The tag 'working on it' on WindowsForum.com covers user reports of a persistent Windows 10 issue where file access in Windows Explorer triggers an unending 'Working on it' message, preventing directory navigation. This problem is often accompanied by Windows Update getting stuck with spinning dots and the system failing to shut down properly. Restarting the PC temporarily resolves the issue, but it tends to recur. Even a clean reinstall of Windows 10 has not fixed the problem for some users. Discussions focus on troubleshooting this specific behavior, which appears to be a recurring glitch affecting file operations and system processes.
  1. nigel wright

    Windows 10 Working on it

    I am having a strange problem with my PC. On power up the audio turns on full blast. Then when I try to access any files in Windows Explorer I get "Working on it" message and this never goes away. Then when I shut down the pc via shutdown menu it never powers down the pc. Windows update gets...
    • nigel wright
    • Thread
    • audio bugs computer issues error message file access file explorer power issues restart shutdown troubleshooting update issues windows 10 working on it
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. nigel wright

    Windows 10 Workin on it.

    If I try open a file in a program I sometimes get the message "Working on it" and the directory never appears. At the same time I have noticed windows update gets stuck after I have seen the above message. If I shutdown my pc and restart it the problem goes away. Then sometimes the problem...
    • nigel wright
    • Thread
    • computer issues directory file access problem restart shutdown stuck user experience windows update working on it
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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