Windows 10 File Explorer Windows keep disappearing
Everyone in our firm of about 40 people are experiencing Windows 10 File Explorer windows disappearing. Poof. They use them for a random amount of time and then when they look for it, it has disappeared. The amount of time it stays open is random. This is extremely irritating to my users.
I've tried making each Explorer window a separate process and even did a repair on Windows Explorer components itself. Nothings works.
Is this happening to anyone else?
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asked Aug 16 '17 at 15:50
Aaron The YoungAaron The Young
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Everyone in our firm of about 40 people are experiencing Windows 10 File Explorer windows disappearing. Poof. They use them for a random amount of time and then when they look for it, it has disappeared. The amount of time it stays open is random. This is extremely irritating to my users.
I've tried making each Explorer window a separate process and even did a repair on Windows Explorer components itself. Nothings works.
Is this happening to anyone else?
windows-10 windows-explorer
asked Aug 16 '17 at 15:50
Aaron The YoungAaron The Young
1112
1
"Is this happening to anyone else?" - No; Which means it's something unique about the installation image used by your firm. You have not provided us enough information to even guide down the path that would result in you identifying the conflicting piece of software installed on your system. My best advice is start with a clean image and one by one install the applications until the behavior surfaces..
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:56
Windows 10 File Explorer crashes
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:57
What is in the event logs?
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 16 '17 at 16:09
I assume that the explorer.exe process is crashing due to a common third party library. I would suggest: 1. Create a directory "C:dumps", download procdump docs.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/procdump and in an admin prompt run:procdump -ma -i c:dumps. Next time it crashes, you should have a dump file. Maybe you can zip and share it.
– HelpingHand
Aug 16 '17 at 19:05
is explorer crashing? look in eventlog. if you see app crash information, follow this topic to create and analyze a crash dump
– magicandre1981
Aug 17 '17 at 15:41
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Everyone in our firm of about 40 people are experiencing Windows 10 File Explorer windows disappearing. Poof. They use them for a random amount of time and then when they look for it, it has disappeared. The amount of time it stays open is random. This is extremely irritating to my users.
I've tried making each Explorer window a separate process and even did a repair on Windows Explorer components itself. Nothings works.
Is this happening to anyone else?
windows-10 windows-explorer
asked Aug 16 '17 at 15:50
Aaron The YoungAaron The Young
1112
Everyone in our firm of about 40 people are experiencing Windows 10 File Explorer windows disappearing. Poof. They use them for a random amount of time and then when they look for it, it has disappeared. The amount of time it stays open is random. This is extremely irritating to my users.
I've tried making each Explorer window a separate process and even did a repair on Windows Explorer components itself. Nothings works.
Is this happening to anyone else?
windows-10 windows-explorer
windows-10 windows-explorer
asked Aug 16 '17 at 15:50
Aaron The YoungAaron The Young
1112
asked Aug 16 '17 at 15:50
Aaron The YoungAaron The Young
1112
asked Aug 16 '17 at 15:50
Aaron The YoungAaron The Young
1112
asked Aug 16 '17 at 15:50
Aaron The YoungAaron The Young
1112
asked Aug 16 '17 at 15:50
Aaron The YoungAaron The Young
1112
1112
1
"Is this happening to anyone else?" - No; Which means it's something unique about the installation image used by your firm. You have not provided us enough information to even guide down the path that would result in you identifying the conflicting piece of software installed on your system. My best advice is start with a clean image and one by one install the applications until the behavior surfaces..
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:56
Windows 10 File Explorer crashes
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:57
What is in the event logs?
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 16 '17 at 16:09
I assume that the explorer.exe process is crashing due to a common third party library. I would suggest: 1. Create a directory "C:dumps", download procdump docs.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/procdump and in an admin prompt run:procdump -ma -i c:dumps. Next time it crashes, you should have a dump file. Maybe you can zip and share it.
– HelpingHand
Aug 16 '17 at 19:05
is explorer crashing? look in eventlog. if you see app crash information, follow this topic to create and analyze a crash dump
– magicandre1981
Aug 17 '17 at 15:41
add a comment |
1
"Is this happening to anyone else?" - No; Which means it's something unique about the installation image used by your firm. You have not provided us enough information to even guide down the path that would result in you identifying the conflicting piece of software installed on your system. My best advice is start with a clean image and one by one install the applications until the behavior surfaces..
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:56
Windows 10 File Explorer crashes
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:57
What is in the event logs?
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 16 '17 at 16:09
I assume that the explorer.exe process is crashing due to a common third party library. I would suggest: 1. Create a directory "C:dumps", download procdump docs.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/procdump and in an admin prompt run:procdump -ma -i c:dumps. Next time it crashes, you should have a dump file. Maybe you can zip and share it.
– HelpingHand
Aug 16 '17 at 19:05
is explorer crashing? look in eventlog. if you see app crash information, follow this topic to create and analyze a crash dump
– magicandre1981
Aug 17 '17 at 15:41
1
1
"Is this happening to anyone else?" - No; Which means it's something unique about the installation image used by your firm. You have not provided us enough information to even guide down the path that would result in you identifying the conflicting piece of software installed on your system. My best advice is start with a clean image and one by one install the applications until the behavior surfaces..
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:56
"Is this happening to anyone else?" - No; Which means it's something unique about the installation image used by your firm. You have not provided us enough information to even guide down the path that would result in you identifying the conflicting piece of software installed on your system. My best advice is start with a clean image and one by one install the applications until the behavior surfaces..
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:56
Windows 10 File Explorer crashes
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:57
Windows 10 File Explorer crashes
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:57
What is in the event logs?
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 16 '17 at 16:09
What is in the event logs?
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 16 '17 at 16:09
I assume that the explorer.exe process is crashing due to a common third party library. I would suggest: 1. Create a directory "C:dumps", download procdump docs.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/procdump and in an admin prompt run:
procdump -ma -i c:dumps. Next time it crashes, you should have a dump file. Maybe you can zip and share it.– HelpingHand
Aug 16 '17 at 19:05
I assume that the explorer.exe process is crashing due to a common third party library. I would suggest: 1. Create a directory "C:dumps", download procdump docs.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/procdump and in an admin prompt run:
procdump -ma -i c:dumps. Next time it crashes, you should have a dump file. Maybe you can zip and share it.– HelpingHand
Aug 16 '17 at 19:05
is explorer crashing? look in eventlog. if you see app crash information, follow this topic to create and analyze a crash dump
– magicandre1981
Aug 17 '17 at 15:41
is explorer crashing? look in eventlog. if you see app crash information, follow this topic to create and analyze a crash dump
– magicandre1981
Aug 17 '17 at 15:41
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We found this to be related to Drive Mappings in Group policy. We change the mapped drives from "Replace" to "Update"
answered Jun 21 '18 at 10:27
Michael WarrenMichael Warren
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Welcome to Super User! Congrats on finding the core issue. Could you improve your answer by providing step-by-step instructions on making that change?
– gronostaj
Jun 21 '18 at 10:33
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While looking at the cause of this problem too many windows opened at the same time may result in automatically closing of explorer windows as the system memory cannot handle such processes. The error also varies that the windows are opening in different drives or subfolders of the same drive. While looking at these scenarios, here is a method to resolve Window Explorer closes automatically error
Change the Method to Open Folders
Remove Explorer Error in Windows 10
- Go to Start and click on the Control Panel
- Now select the option to view items by ‘small icons’
- Look for Folder Options icon and click on it
- A new dialog box will open, now click on ‘View’ tab
- Under Advanced settings section list of options will open
- Now check mark the option ‘Launch Folder Windows in a separate
process’ - Click on Apply and then OK
- This will open the new window as a separate process to lower down
burden on memory
If there is any virus that has affected the explorer to open on the network drive, then you can scan the system by using the Antivirus program. By these methods, you can avoid the ‘Windows Explorer Closes Automatically’ error.
answered Feb 2 at 5:35
Kumar SandeepKumar Sandeep
11
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We found this to be related to Drive Mappings in Group policy. We change the mapped drives from "Replace" to "Update"
answered Jun 21 '18 at 10:27
Michael WarrenMichael Warren
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Welcome to Super User! Congrats on finding the core issue. Could you improve your answer by providing step-by-step instructions on making that change?
– gronostaj
Jun 21 '18 at 10:33
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We found this to be related to Drive Mappings in Group policy. We change the mapped drives from "Replace" to "Update"
answered Jun 21 '18 at 10:27
Michael WarrenMichael Warren
111
4
Welcome to Super User! Congrats on finding the core issue. Could you improve your answer by providing step-by-step instructions on making that change?
– gronostaj
Jun 21 '18 at 10:33
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We found this to be related to Drive Mappings in Group policy. We change the mapped drives from "Replace" to "Update"
answered Jun 21 '18 at 10:27
Michael WarrenMichael Warren
111
We found this to be related to Drive Mappings in Group policy. We change the mapped drives from "Replace" to "Update"
answered Jun 21 '18 at 10:27
Michael WarrenMichael Warren
111
answered Jun 21 '18 at 10:27
Michael WarrenMichael Warren
111
answered Jun 21 '18 at 10:27
Michael WarrenMichael Warren
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answered Jun 21 '18 at 10:27
Michael WarrenMichael Warren
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Welcome to Super User! Congrats on finding the core issue. Could you improve your answer by providing step-by-step instructions on making that change?
– gronostaj
Jun 21 '18 at 10:33
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Welcome to Super User! Congrats on finding the core issue. Could you improve your answer by providing step-by-step instructions on making that change?
– gronostaj
Jun 21 '18 at 10:33
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Welcome to Super User! Congrats on finding the core issue. Could you improve your answer by providing step-by-step instructions on making that change?
– gronostaj
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Welcome to Super User! Congrats on finding the core issue. Could you improve your answer by providing step-by-step instructions on making that change?
– gronostaj
Jun 21 '18 at 10:33
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While looking at the cause of this problem too many windows opened at the same time may result in automatically closing of explorer windows as the system memory cannot handle such processes. The error also varies that the windows are opening in different drives or subfolders of the same drive. While looking at these scenarios, here is a method to resolve Window Explorer closes automatically error
Change the Method to Open Folders
Remove Explorer Error in Windows 10
- Go to Start and click on the Control Panel
- Now select the option to view items by ‘small icons’
- Look for Folder Options icon and click on it
- A new dialog box will open, now click on ‘View’ tab
- Under Advanced settings section list of options will open
- Now check mark the option ‘Launch Folder Windows in a separate
process’ - Click on Apply and then OK
- This will open the new window as a separate process to lower down
burden on memory
If there is any virus that has affected the explorer to open on the network drive, then you can scan the system by using the Antivirus program. By these methods, you can avoid the ‘Windows Explorer Closes Automatically’ error.
answered Feb 2 at 5:35
Kumar SandeepKumar Sandeep
11
add a comment |
While looking at the cause of this problem too many windows opened at the same time may result in automatically closing of explorer windows as the system memory cannot handle such processes. The error also varies that the windows are opening in different drives or subfolders of the same drive. While looking at these scenarios, here is a method to resolve Window Explorer closes automatically error
Change the Method to Open Folders
Remove Explorer Error in Windows 10
- Go to Start and click on the Control Panel
- Now select the option to view items by ‘small icons’
- Look for Folder Options icon and click on it
- A new dialog box will open, now click on ‘View’ tab
- Under Advanced settings section list of options will open
- Now check mark the option ‘Launch Folder Windows in a separate
process’ - Click on Apply and then OK
- This will open the new window as a separate process to lower down
burden on memory
If there is any virus that has affected the explorer to open on the network drive, then you can scan the system by using the Antivirus program. By these methods, you can avoid the ‘Windows Explorer Closes Automatically’ error.
answered Feb 2 at 5:35
Kumar SandeepKumar Sandeep
11
add a comment |
While looking at the cause of this problem too many windows opened at the same time may result in automatically closing of explorer windows as the system memory cannot handle such processes. The error also varies that the windows are opening in different drives or subfolders of the same drive. While looking at these scenarios, here is a method to resolve Window Explorer closes automatically error
Change the Method to Open Folders
Remove Explorer Error in Windows 10
- Go to Start and click on the Control Panel
- Now select the option to view items by ‘small icons’
- Look for Folder Options icon and click on it
- A new dialog box will open, now click on ‘View’ tab
- Under Advanced settings section list of options will open
- Now check mark the option ‘Launch Folder Windows in a separate
process’ - Click on Apply and then OK
- This will open the new window as a separate process to lower down
burden on memory
If there is any virus that has affected the explorer to open on the network drive, then you can scan the system by using the Antivirus program. By these methods, you can avoid the ‘Windows Explorer Closes Automatically’ error.
answered Feb 2 at 5:35
Kumar SandeepKumar Sandeep
11
While looking at the cause of this problem too many windows opened at the same time may result in automatically closing of explorer windows as the system memory cannot handle such processes. The error also varies that the windows are opening in different drives or subfolders of the same drive. While looking at these scenarios, here is a method to resolve Window Explorer closes automatically error
Change the Method to Open Folders
Remove Explorer Error in Windows 10
- Go to Start and click on the Control Panel
- Now select the option to view items by ‘small icons’
- Look for Folder Options icon and click on it
- A new dialog box will open, now click on ‘View’ tab
- Under Advanced settings section list of options will open
- Now check mark the option ‘Launch Folder Windows in a separate
process’ - Click on Apply and then OK
- This will open the new window as a separate process to lower down
burden on memory
If there is any virus that has affected the explorer to open on the network drive, then you can scan the system by using the Antivirus program. By these methods, you can avoid the ‘Windows Explorer Closes Automatically’ error.
answered Feb 2 at 5:35
Kumar SandeepKumar Sandeep
11
answered Feb 2 at 5:35
Kumar SandeepKumar Sandeep
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answered Feb 2 at 5:35
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answered Feb 2 at 5:35
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"Is this happening to anyone else?" - No; Which means it's something unique about the installation image used by your firm. You have not provided us enough information to even guide down the path that would result in you identifying the conflicting piece of software installed on your system. My best advice is start with a clean image and one by one install the applications until the behavior surfaces..
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:56
Windows 10 File Explorer crashes
– Ramhound
Aug 16 '17 at 15:57
What is in the event logs?
– DavidPostill♦
Aug 16 '17 at 16:09
I assume that the explorer.exe process is crashing due to a common third party library. I would suggest: 1. Create a directory "C:dumps", download procdump docs.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/procdump and in an admin prompt run:
procdump -ma -i c:dumps. Next time it crashes, you should have a dump file. Maybe you can zip and share it.– HelpingHand
Aug 16 '17 at 19:05
is explorer crashing? look in eventlog. if you see app crash information, follow this topic to create and analyze a crash dump
– magicandre1981
Aug 17 '17 at 15:41