To start with, go to the command prompt and run the system file checker command. Step 6 – Run the System File Checker commandĪlthough rare, but there exist a possibility that this problem might have been caused due to corrupted files. It ensures that your system reaches to a better state, a time before the installation was done. System restore can be done by simply typing “system restore” keyword in start menu. If you are facing the problem after installing some new updates or any new application then it is recommended that you shall restore your computer system. Although it may not appear as a direct solution but possibly your problem may get resolved and no more error message stating “Windows explorer has stopped working” would come. This step would ensure that your system always shows an icon view of your image and video files instead of a small thumbnail picture. One more solution would be selecting the Always show icon, never thumbnail box in the View tab in the Windows explorer, for Windows XP (Tools > Folder Option > View), and for Windows Vista or 7 (Organize > Folder and search option > View).
Step 4 – Selection of Always show icon box
You may simply go to your hardware vendor’s site and download its latest 32 or 64 bit compatible version for windows. In some rare cases, a video driver that is old or might have been infected, may also cause this problem. In order to disable any item simply click the red button after selecting it. Now once again if the issue is resolved it means that it was because of any one of the shell extension, which you may check enabling them one by one. This may be done with the help of a free plug-in from Nirsoft known as ShellExView.įirst execute the program sorting them by the name of manufacturer, and then items other than from Microsoft should be stopped. If problem persists even after the clean boot process then all non Microsoft shell extensions should be halted. Though it is bit time consuming but worth, as in the end it would leave your computer working properly. Now you need to reboot the system again and again enabling half the applications. A positive result indicates that either it is a service or may be a startup item. It can be done by performing the clean boot as stated below:įirstly, all third party services and items under startup should be disabled using the MSCONFIG and look if the problem goes away. So one should strive hard to isolate the program, startup or any a service which is generating the issue. In search for the prime reason you’ll come across the fact that it was caused by some application other than OS, as windows rarely corrupts itself.
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