You are most welcome. Glad to help.
File explorer not responding in Windows 11. It opens up but becomes unresponsive when you click anywhere.
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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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Anonymous
2024-01-21T03:03:28+00:00 Hi Dayri,
Thank you for your response. I had tried many things. Unfortunately, they did not work. I reset my PC by backing up my data (without losing the data). Now fire explorer is working.
Best,
Sajan -
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DYARI BARHAM 37,666 Reputation points Independent Advisor2024-01-20T22:26:45+00:00 Hi Sajan,
I'm Dyari. Thanks for reaching out. I will be happy to assist you in this regard.
To troubleshoot this issue, kindly try the steps below (skip a step that you have already tried):
1-Perform a clean boot and disable non-Microsoft services:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...
After that check to see if the issue persists or not. If the issue is fixed, do the same procedure and re-enable the services one by one until you find the service that causes the issue.
2-Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC to open Task Manager > Process tab > Search for Windows Explorer and Restart it.
3-You can go through this checklist to make sure the installation is set up correctly:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...
4-If the issue persists, perform an in-place upgrade.
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/repair-install-wi...
Please let me know if you need further assistance and keep me updated.
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