windows explorer restarting often

this is one of mine disabled in the context menu on the desktop. you find that in this area third party entries cause explorer to crash. developers problem.

brianzion said:

EzioAuditore said:

Have you tried running chkdsk and sfc /scannow? https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-checker.html Also download the tool below and disable every 3rd party items. Log off and log on. See if the problem's gone.ShellExView - Shell Extension Manager For Windows

sound advice for the ShellExView very good program from nirsoft should be in everyone's toolbox

Thanks and your, indeed, right about it.

and the sfc/scannow also tells that no problems in the drive

its worth running this a few times :) Important: You must be logged in as a user with administrator rights in order to run the sfc /scannow command.


How to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

And have you disabled the non-microsoft context menu items? Please post in details.

And now, you can use hit and trial method to find the conflicting shell item and remove it if necessary. Should this thread be marked as 'Solved' now?