1.I'm not getting any message. Explorer process just restart.Here are a few resolutions to File (Windows) Explorer crashing issues:
1. If you get the message when accessing Folders that contain pictures/videos, it can sometimes be cured by going to Folder Options > View Tab and put a tick in ‘Always show icons, never thumbnails‘.
2. It is sometimes caused by a third-party extension. ShellExView can be useful to see which shell extensions have been introduced into Explorer. Read about it then scroll down near to the bottom to download the x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version here http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
When you run it, click or tap on the column labelled Company to alphabetically sequence the entries. You have to assume that the Microsoft entries are bona fide, so concentrate on the third-party entries. Is there anything listed that is either unnecessary or unknown? If so, highlight it and click or tap the red spot (top left) to disable it. There shouldn’t be too many of them but you may find it easier to disable them all, then re-enable them (green spot) one at a time and try File Explorer until the culprit is found.
3. If the above didn’t help, read about and then download, unzip and run Process Monitor version 3.05 (it doesn’t need installing), from here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx
Because of the huge number of activities, it can be made easier to understand by de-selecting some of the activities. The activities can be toggled on/off by clicking them on the right-hand side of the Toolbar, they are Registry, File, Networking, Processes/Threads and Profiling. Also, click or tap Autoscroll on the Toolbar to see the current real-time events.
i cannot even right click on CMD to "run as administrator" :\I'm running out of ideas here but to rule out corruption, run the System File Checker (SFC) from an elevated Command Prompt, i.e. press the Windows Logo key+X (or right-click or press and hold off the bottom left corner) and choose Command Prompt/Windows PowerShell (Admin). Type sfc /scannow (note the space) and press Enter. This may take some time and, depending upon your installation of Windows and what is corrupted, you may have to put the DVD in the drive.
Cause and Solution 2
For the first time in Windows 7, Microsoft embedded a new Shell Extension (dlnashext.dll). This extension associates itself with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), which is a standard to share data over a closed network. This extension basically performs multimedia operations by integrating remote devices. It could form a conflict with your Windows 8.1 Explorer causing it to crash. You can disable this extension in the following way.
- Go to Start search, type regedit and hit Enter to open Registry Editor
- In the left pane, Navigate through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to reach the following key path
- SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved
- Now in the right pane, locate the entry named {289AF617-1CC3-42A6-926C-E6A863F0E3BA}
- Double click this entry to Modify
- Set the Value data to 0 and click OK button to save your changes
- Restart the machine to get rid to Windows explorer crashes due to DLNA shell extension
Thanks BurrWalnut this found the conflict betweeb File Explorer and Spybot - Search & Destroy (x86) ...Here are a few resolutions to File (Windows) Explorer crashing issues:
2. It is sometimes caused by a third-party extension. ShellExView can be useful to see which shell extensions have been introduced into Explorer. Read about it then scroll down near to the bottom to download the x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version here hxxx://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
When you run it, click or tap on the column labelled Company to alphabetically sequence the entries. You have to assume that the Microsoft entries are bona fide, so concentrate on the third-party entries. Is there anything listed that is either unnecessary or unknown? If so, highlight it and click or tap the red spot (top left) to disable it. There shouldn’t be too many of them but you may find it easier to disable them all, then re-enable them (green spot) one at a time and try File Explorer until the culprit is found.