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So today I started noticing a strange issue. When I right click on a folder in my file explorer quick access on the left side of the file explorer window in windows 10. This forces explorer.exe to crash, it then makes my task bar and desktop vanish. Explorer.exe does not even restart by itself. I then have to press control alt delete and open task manager that way and then click file and create new task and type in explorer.exe to restart that process. Which that works every time.
But why does right clicking on any folder in my quick access keep crashing it?
I tried googling, I did find some solutions but none of them worked for me. The command prompt sfc/scannow fixed some errors on first scan but scans I did after the first scan gave no errors and nothing else left to fix. The other solutions was just a no go either?
I really do not want to have to reinstall windows 10. I mean I know I will have the option to keep all my files and programs and settings etc etc If I did choose to do it with that option. But I really do not want too, just in case it messes up and I lose all my files etc etc.
I mean I do have a nice sized external HDD as a backup drive I could transfer all my files onto just in case. But I really do not want to, as that drive is not very fast speeds because it is an external drive......
If anyone else might have any idea why this is happening or how to fix it I would greatly appreciate it. I also forgot to say this, clicking on the folders in quick access by just left clicking on them once to open that folder does not crash explorer.exe only when I right click on a folder in quick access!?
I mean I am a tech savvy guy but this issue just does not seem like it wants to be fixed. I did recently update my windows 10 to that latest version Windows 10, version 20H2 could it have something to do with this update being buggy?
Thanks in advance
But why does right clicking on any folder in my quick access keep crashing it?
I tried googling, I did find some solutions but none of them worked for me. The command prompt sfc/scannow fixed some errors on first scan but scans I did after the first scan gave no errors and nothing else left to fix. The other solutions was just a no go either?
I really do not want to have to reinstall windows 10. I mean I know I will have the option to keep all my files and programs and settings etc etc If I did choose to do it with that option. But I really do not want too, just in case it messes up and I lose all my files etc etc.
I mean I do have a nice sized external HDD as a backup drive I could transfer all my files onto just in case. But I really do not want to, as that drive is not very fast speeds because it is an external drive......
If anyone else might have any idea why this is happening or how to fix it I would greatly appreciate it. I also forgot to say this, clicking on the folders in quick access by just left clicking on them once to open that folder does not crash explorer.exe only when I right click on a folder in quick access!?
I mean I am a tech savvy guy but this issue just does not seem like it wants to be fixed. I did recently update my windows 10 to that latest version Windows 10, version 20H2 could it have something to do with this update being buggy?
Thanks in advance