Kevin Thank you so much. I had a Word doc that was causing problems in my Win 7 laptop. Not sure why but when I tried to open the doc it crashed my Word program and then I noticed the righ-click issue was crashing win explorer. Downloaded and ran shellexview, at first didn't see any help.
Turned off ALL the context handlers then one at a time turned them on. They're all on and all is working Pete worked aresome in wondows 7 64 bit. I though my drive was going bad. I started having this problem of right click crashing Windows explorer about 2 days after I had installed Tortoise SVN client which comes with a context menu. I searched the web for all "context menu, windows explorer hangs" keywords and tried different solutions. Some pointed to download a patch from Microsoft.
Some asked to edit the registry manually. None of these worked. Your solution worked like a charm. Shellexview solved my problem and I got my work laptop in working order. It is a critical time at work that I make full use of my laptop and produce output. For clearing the history, you can follow the instructions below:. Thumbnails can also be the reason why your Windows 10 File Explorer keeps crashing.
This can often happen when any folder is equipped with multiple images. To solve the issue of explorer crashing, it can be done by turning off the thumbnails. Look at the instructions below:. Step 2: Click on "Large icons" in the "View by:" section at the top. Press on the bar with "File Explorer Options. If you've not selected the option of different processes for the Folder Windows, the default setting in the explorer will apply only one process on all the windows.
Often, it can result in causing the windows issues resulting in the explorer crash. Look at the guide for instructions:. Step 3: From various options, click on the "Launch folder windows in a separate process" and check the box. It might be any interference from the third-party program, which may result in the Windows 10 File Explorer keeps crashing issue.
Though many applications don't result in such an issue, some programs, including the antivirus programs, can result in causing issues with the tools of Windows. If it is the issue, then it can be easy to fix it. For this purpose, you can switch to the "turn off" option available for the working antivirus programs on your system.
It can be done for fixing the issue of crashing windows. In your Windows Explorer, you get a feature of a Quick access menu that can help you access some files or folders from your system quickly.
Being the utility part, quick access issues may result in causing the issue of Explorer keeps crashing. Follow the instructions for this purpose:. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Solved: Right click crashes Windows Explorer. Thread starter keysinunez Start date Apr 10, Status This thread has been Locked and is not open to further replies. The original thread starter may use the Report button to request it be reopened but anyone else with a similar issue should start a New Thread.
Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Joined Apr 10, Messages 6. Hi, I've read a thread about this but the troubleshooting recommended in the thread was specific to the other person's problem. I need your help: whenever I right click on a file inside Windows Explorer, it crashes explorer. It's not slow or anything, it just exits, the screen goes black for a bit, then goes back to the desktop. The detailed error message is as follows: Faulting application explorer. EXE Acrobat Assistant.
Thank you so much in advance! Joined Sep 16, Messages 1. Hi, I have what I believe is the same problem in explorer.
This content menu handler can load from many different areas in the registry, and it can be a difficult task for a end-user to pinpoint which extension is causing the problem.
Then click "File Explorer Options" on the top. Step 3: Choose "View" pane, under "Advanced settings" find "Launch folder windows in a separate process " and save the change. Step 1: Users should also press "Windows" and "X" keys again and find "Command Prompt Admin " to run as administrator.
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