Windows Explorer has stopped working – how to fix it!
Apr,14
at9:15 am
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A common problem it seems. This tutorial aims at helping those who have suffered from this. What with people likely to receive new computers and/or Windows 7 for Christmas it will be an issue that many will need help on. Hope this helps.
- Now i’ve heard conflicting reports about this from various people. If you suffer from this you should at least attempt the aforementioned techniques.
-Failing this and if the problem persists for you, I would advise AGAINST tampering with your Windows registry. I have heard people recommend this as some say it is a Windows error (which it may be in all likelihood), but if this is the case you should not under any circumstances alter your windows registry before any fix has been officially released by Microsoft. The particlar entry I advise against altering is:
regedit/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/SQMClient/Windows/Disabledsessions
-Alternatively you can try disabling the Customer Experience Improvement Program by doing the following:
In search bar type gpedit.msc / Administrative Templates / System / Internet Communication Management / Internet Communication settings.
Right click and choose to ‘enable’ as it should at present be ‘Not Configured’.
-Another thing it may well be an AMD driver related issue or even Internet Explorer issue (which was one of the culprits of the ntdll.dll error)
Anyhow hope this helps and that people with the problem get it sorted.
Thanks to my mate BRODIE for allowing me to use his awesome tracks and the Crew!
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1/ It’s Time For a Burger Van
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N.B./ Just some notes:
1/ what I meant by sfc /scannow validating Windows was that it basically validated protected system files and .dlls.
2/ This guide is in no particular order please be aware of this – it was just the order I so happened to choose.
Once again I’m a massive fan of Mark Russinovich:
http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/default.aspx
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@allredhead I got …
@allredhead I got same problem when opening video files and then “Windows Explorer has stopped working” “Windows explorer is restarting” appeared. And now, I upgraded my Vista to Windows 7..same problem occured.. I fixed it now by disabling or removing ffdshow of vistacodecpack using Autoruns by Microsoft under Codec Tab. Or try to uninstall it.. After uninstalling VistaCodecPack..I installed 7CodecPack..and it works now..
@allredhead I got …
@allredhead I got same problem when opening video files and then “Windows Explorer has stopped working” “Windows explorer is restarting” appeared. And now, I upgraded my Vista to Windows 7..same problem occured.. I fixed it now by disabling or removing ffdshow of vistacodecpack using Autoruns by Microsoft under Codec Tab. Or try to uninstall it.. After uninstalling VistaCodecPack..I installed 7CodecPack..and it works now..
I got same problem …
I got same problem when opening video files and then “Windows Explorer has stopped working” “Windows explorer is restarting” appeared. And now, I upgraded my Vista to Windows 7..same problem occured.. I fixed it now by disabling or removing ffdshow of vistacodecpack using Autoruns by Microsoft under Codec Tab. Or try to uninstall it.. After uninstalling VistaCodecPack..I installed 7CodecPack..and it works now..
dude where did you …
dude where did you get ur wallpaper?
same thing is …
same thing is happening to me. please let me know if and how you have fixed this isssue
@IIXBRUTEXFORCEXII …
@IIXBRUTEXFORCEXII your right
its say problem …
its say problem when i just get on
hey mine happens …
hey mine happens every 4 seconds. can you help please
omg I’m gonna try …
omg I’m gonna try this because one day I was searching on google and I clicked google search and an error came up saying THE INTERNET HAS STOPPED WORKING and my MOM even tried to fix and couldn’t do it… guess it’s up to me to fix it!!! thx so much, I think it’s gonna pay off!!!!
i dont know if this …
i dont know if this is how to fix my problem because my computer once is turn on it says something about windows explorer. something like the warning u show but i my start option is no longer where i can c it. And all my application disapear to i cant go into them. the only things i can use is the internet is this wat u showing the rite way to fix it or is my problem a different thing?
Mate Windows …
Mate Windows Explorer and Opera/Firefox/Chrome are entirely different things. Those that you mention are Browsers so I don’t understand what you are on about…
my address feature …
my address feature in windows explorer doesnt work..when i click the previous location arrow..it is just blank…should have shown drive or previously accessed files..help!!
you should’ve used …
you should’ve used a computer witht this problem. in my case the first fix does’nt apply ’cause win explorer shuts down when you right click anything in the start menu and the second fix did nothing at all
Guys teh fist time …
Guys teh fist time i ran the scan it didn’t work and I ran it again and it fixed it. So it might take some tries at it.
nvm there was …
nvm there was nothing wrong, it was just an old file that i had when i still had vista, i put it in winRAR and deleted it in there, extracted it back out and the problem was fixed! thanks for the help though!
@allredhead Hi mate …
@allredhead Hi mate.
I remember reading about this type of issue regarding videos a while back and seems to revolve around a problem with your codecs or dllhost.
Best way is to update them – DivX or Nero
or disabling certain things.
(As in my world of warcraft video) got to Control Panel, System and on the left look for ‘Advanced System Settings’.
In ‘Advanced’ tab go to ‘Settings’ and ‘Data Execution Prevention’ tab and make sure the bottom one is selected…
umm the only time i …
umm the only time i have the error is when i open up my videos folder =| like i open up the folder and “Microsoft explorer has stopped working” and it only happens when i open up the videos folder, nothing else. When i try to upload the videos to youtube that are in the videos folder it makes the browser crash. Can you please give me some idea of what to do? BTW i have Windows 7. Thank You.
lol you have steam …
lol you have steam too.Thanks very helpful.
difficult eck. Was …
difficult eck. Was going to suggest to create a .bat file with administrator priviledges in order for you to access cmd without using start orb but is more hassle than its worth :/ Hope you get sorted.
I can’t even click …
I can’t even click my start orb :0
Aye heard it’s a …
Aye heard it’s a bugger haven’t they sorted it out yet? Thought these would work :/ Microsoft will have a patch sorted soon probably.
just made a new …
just made a new comp with windows 7 home premium 32bit (160$)…and i get windows explorer has stopped working error,in windows control panel…how the F::: can windows itself not work properly windows is supossed to FIX problems not create them.
Hey I think it …
Hey I think it might have be something to do with Internet Explorer again and Java (though in truth could be any number of things). You may want to try disabling some addons, updating all your drivers or maybe even reinstalling – a program like Software Informer might come in handy to let you know if you need updates for programs. May even be your anti virus or Windows Defender – lots of potential causes :/
i have windows …
i have windows vista home premium and its nt there.
Hey didn’t these …
Hey didn’t these work for you? I heard this trick might work as mentioned in the side bar:
In search bar type gpedit.msc then go to – Administrative Templates / System / Internet Communication Management / Internet Communication settings.
Go to ‘turn off windows customer experience program’, right click it and choose ‘enable’ – so you want to enable it to be turned off.
Good luck