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Whenever I right click on a file in Windows Explorer I get a message that Windows Explorer has stopped working and then it shuts downto the desktop. I am running Windows Vista Home Premium on a Gateway GT5228. It has 2 GB of ram and 140GB unused on the hard drive. I have been running Vista for about a year and the problem just started about a week ago. I hope somebody has a suggestion because at the moment I can't delete or rename anything. I have run an antivirus and antispyware programs and have found nothing. Any ideas will be greatly appreaciated.
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Hi ranma100,
Right-click crashes are caused by third-party shell extensions. You may use the excellent ShellExView tool to isolate the problem. For more information, see "Method 2" in article Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers.
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]
I have been suffering from this problem for 2 months since upgrading my laptop to asus rog gl752vw creators update. I followed the instructions as on the article and the very first context menu item i disabled was a SUCCESS as i tested by restarting windows explorer via task manager. Next i went in, right clicked on my photos (which previously will just load for like 5 mins then dump) and this time it did crash not lol. VERY HAPPY as i was going to call microsoft tech support and saved all that time and confidential information i was going to give out yikes
Hi ranma100,
Right-click crashes are caused by third-party shell extensions. You may use the excellent ShellExView tool to isolate the problem. For more information, see "Method 2" in article Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers.
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]
Downloaded ShellExView, ran it, found lasted extension added and disable them from Surething CD Labeler. This immediately fixed the right click problem I had in Windows File Explorer. Thanks for your help.
This is wrong. Right clicking crashes explorer on a completely fresh windows 10 install.
a browser extension causing desktop contexts to fail?
tut tut mediafire.
