Solved: Windows Explorer Keep Crashing Or Windows Explorer has Stopped working

Are you gettingWindows Explorer Keep Crashingor Windows explorer has stopped working issue?

Also, Some Users report After installWindows 10file explorer not respondingon right-click.

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What is Windows Explorer?

Installing the latest update may fix If any update bug causing the issue.

Again Corrupted missing system files mostly cause thisWindows 10 explorer.exe not respondingproblem.

To launch the System File Checker

After that Restart windows and check Windows Explorer problem is fixed.

Which repairs the system image and enables SFC to do its job.

To Disable Startup programs Open task manager by right hit the taskbar and select Task Manager.

Then move to the Startup tab and you will see a list of programs that run at startup.

Right-tap on the applications that you dont want to run at startup and select Disable.

To do this press Win + R, typeappwiz.cpland hit the enter key.

Sometimes your graphics card issues may create windows explorer unresponsive or problematic.

It is possible that the video card problem is creating the restarting loop of explorer.exe.

So, venture to update the graphics card and see if it fixes the problem.

To update the Graphics driver on windows 10 Right Press win + R typedevmgmt.mscand hit the enter key.

This will open machine Manager.

Then Tap on theViewpane, Tick onLaunch folder windows in a separate processinAdvanced controls.

To do this press Win + R, pop in regedit and hit the enter key.

This will open Windows registry editor, we are going to tweak registry editor so first takeBackup Windows registry.

Now navigate to the following key :

Here right press explorer.exe from the left sidebar and delete.

Then shut the Registry editor and restart windows to take effect the changes.

On the next login check, there is no Windows Explorer Crashing or Stopped working issue.

Typecmdin the search box fromStart.

Then right-clickCommand Promptto selectRun as administrator.ClickYeswhen prompted by the User Account Control.

throw in the following commandin the Command Prompt window and pressEnterto run it.

I hope to Apply this solution fix the Windows Explorer problem and run windows smoothly.