Created a new local Test account and same issue. Launch File Explorer, screen flashes black, anything opened is now closed. I just created a new domain Test account, gave it RDP access to the server, logged in for the first time, and same thing. I've gone through the File Explorer Options and cleared history, unchecked both 'Show.Quick Access' options, changed View setting to Always show icons, created new domain accounts with no folder redirection, nothing seems to work. Ran dancrane suggestion of 'DISM /online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth' and rebooted but didn't help. I can do a Windows Search for Control Panel and open it just fine though.įollowed frossmark I checked those registry locations and didn't see any %% under the data. For example I can Win+X, select Control Panel, and it crashes. I noticed if I hit Win+X and select anything from the list it also crashes Explorer. Thanks for the suggestions I tried them all but still the screen flashes black and Explorer.exe crashes.

I think you can disable File Explorer history through GPO to permanently deal with it. Then go to View > Options > Change Folder and Search Options > Clear File Explorer History (Clear button). Doesn't matter where as long as it's a directory. The quick way to deal with it is to browse directly to somewhere so that it doesn't open your File Explorer history. If it is, the DISM stuff won't fix it and would be a waste of time. This sounds like messed up File Explorer history more than anything else, which is also a common problem. Thanks timgreen9 I'll load the ISO and boot it from there. If we open a folder shortcut we can navigate but if we click around the Quick Access area it'll crash. We can open folder shortcuts but cannot open a direct link to 'File Explorer' like the default Task Bar folder shortcut. I tried the command to clear the Quick Access list but it doesn't work.

It's happening on 1 account using folder redirect and 3 accounts that don't use folder redirect (domain admin, domain user test account, and local admin account).

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