File Explorer Crashing with Open Shell

Hello MichaelMeek,

Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you. When was the last time it worked properly?

Please try the following methods below.

**Restart Windows Explorer
Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
Select the Processes tab.
Scroll down and select Windows Explorer, Right click then select Restart.

**Use your Antivirus software to scan your computer for any virus or malware.
Please try to scan your system using the free edition of Malwarebytes.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/

**Please try to run SFC and DISM to check for any system errors and corrupted files.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/usi...
After that, Restart your computer using clean boot of Windows 10.

**Perform a Clean Boot
Determine whether a background program or a software conflict is causing the issue.

Go to the search box > type msconfig
Select System Configuration > go to the Services tab.
Select and put a check mark on "Hide all Microsoft services" > Click Disable all.
Go to Startup tab > Open Task Manager > Disable all the unnecessary services running there. Restart your computer.

Kindly check the support article below for more details
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...


Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV
Independent Advisor

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