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
    2025-01-14T13:55:05+00:00

    I've recently had the same issue (unresponsive File Explorer, M365 desktop apps). I tried the solutions above and they didn't work. I discovered the problem was with Windows Search. Microsoft has a page explaining how to resolve issues with Windows Search article here.

    I used solution 5: "Reset Windows Search".

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-19T10:22:10+00:00

    Open task manager, right click com surrogate, click end task. You may also need to do the same with explorer/windows explorer.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-31T17:35:57+00:00

    Thanks so much Bülent_791, this is what finally got my explorer working again!

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-02-04T03:17:07+00:00

    This video worked! Thanks so much, i was so scared! This quickly resolved the issue and its working now!

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-02-16T03:01:18+00:00

    Perfect solution; Microsoft should help you for the least of your career :)

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