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explorer.exe failing to open startup files and folders
starting here - please redirect if I need to post elsewhere.
my windows explorer file is in continuous failure. not sure if a corrupted registry or not
there is no blue screen of death, no error message just a failure to open items in the startup menu and occasionally a menu item will be dropped from the menu.
i'll get a blank window and the infamous circle icon attempting to open something like on a very slow computer
all browsers and programs run fine that are already opened
so my temporary work around is to use task manager to end the explorer.exe process
this wipes out all desktop icons and the start menu
again all other open programs continue to function normally
then while in task manager, I'll click on "new task" in the applications tab and restart explorer.exe
then everything functions well - I can open and access folders and programs - for a while
I can also accomplish by restarting my computer but using task manager is faster.
I've not timed how long before explorer fails again or what triggers it.
I've searched the internet and haven't found anything close to this issue.
Can anybody point me in the right direction?