An outdated video driver could cause many other problems such as games crashing, graphic editing software hanging, etc. If you have not been updating your video driver, it’s highly recommended that you do so promptly. Rare issue but it would still cause windows explorer to hang. Once the scan is completed, restart your computer.The scan and repair will run automatically and may take some time.
In the command prompt, type Sfc /scannow and press Enter. Type cmd and right click it then Run as administrator. Below are a short instruction on how to automatically scan and repair corrupted system file in Windows 10. If your Windows 10 has missing or corrupted system file, things will go wrong and causes file explorer to hang. Corrupted or mismatched Windows 10 system file Other than that, below are a few causes that are most common to the explorer crashing problem. Check the checkbox for safe boot and restart your computer. To boot your computer in safe mode, open msconfig in Run. If there is anything that you can’t remove due to “file is being used by another application”, boot your Windows 10 in safe mode and remove it. Try to remove them one by one til the problem is resolved. One of these applications or services may be the source of the problem. You will have to find it out yourself.įor example, try to identify software or programs which you have newly installed or used prior to the hangs and crashes. Windows Explorer hangs or crashes can be due to literally anything that may have suddenly gone wrong and clashed with Windows 10. Now, in Task Manager, go to File, then Run New Task. 
Click on More Details if it’s in summary view.Here’s how to terminate the hang windows explorer and starts a new one. It’s just terminating the crashed session and open up a new one so that you can continue your work immediately. However, this solution won’t fix the root of the problem.
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