File explorer not responding in Windows 11. It opens up but becomes unresponsive when you click anywhere.

Anonymous
2024-01-20T21:46:04+00:00

I tried every solution available on the internet to make file explorer responsive. However, it is not working. I open up file explorer, it opens. Now, when I click any folder or any icon or try to do search, it becomes unresponsive. I have spent days trying to fix this and I am very frustrated with this. Can any Samaritan

help me with this?

Kind Regards,

Sajan

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-17T19:49:51+00:00

    Hello!

    I have a fix that has worked for me in the past with this.

    Open File Explorer Options

    Clear File Explorer History

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-28T12:38:17+00:00

    Thank you for providing an actual solution. This fixed my problem :)

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  3. DYARI BARHAM 37,666 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-01-21T11:25:43+00:00

    You are most welcome. Glad to help.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-08T07:12:00+00:00

    Thankyou so much. Everything I tried up until now didn't work.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-08-28T08:18:04+00:00

    Joined purely to say thank you as this worked perfectly

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