Windows 11 zipped folders / files immediately crashes File Explorer

Anonymous
2022-01-24T04:24:45+00:00

My Dell laptop was previously Windows 10, now 11. When I right click any zipped folder, it immediately crashes Windows Explorer, but then everything comes back. I can't unzip any zipped file at all - doesn't seem to matter what size it is.

I was trying to use the built-in unzipper utility in Windows, and when that didn't work I tried a couple 3rd party apps, including WinZip. Nothing works; they all crash, and they crash on ANY zipped file I have.

And by the way if I try to ZIP any set of files - even just 3 little word files, it does the same thing. The screen flashes, all my icons go away for a second. Then things come back, but nothing will zip or unzip.

thanks if you have any ideas!

Christine

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-07-26T16:47:38+00:00

    [SOLVED]

    I figured out how to GET AROUND THIS.

    Yes, you cannot open any zip file. That's ok, because all you have to do (if you downloaded it) is OPEN THE BROWSER where you downloaded the file, go to downloads from the browser, click the file to open it and it will open the file where you can extract it. Extract (drag and drop) to your desktop. Problem solved. =)

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-06-02T04:17:39+00:00

    Yes, I agree, after years of struggling with this problem and having to use 7zip the issue has finally been resolved!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-06-01T22:28:17+00:00

    All I can say is wow. I uninstalled my Adobe Master Suite CS4 that I was holding on to for the Adobe Acrobat PDF Professional software. Removing that fixed my zip file crashing File Explorer problem.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-27T19:56:34+00:00

    flushing the DNS alsow worked for me

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