Windows Explorer crashes and restarting frequently in Windows 8.1

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by bambamtusa, Dec 6, 2013.

  1. bambamtusa

    bambamtusa MDL Member

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    Hello MDL experts,

    I'm using Windows 8.1 Single Language x64 with OEM license of my new laptop. Thing is, explorer.exe crashes and restarting almost every once an hour. I checked Event Viewer and couldn't find what's causing to this problem.

    Could you guys help me please?

    Ekran-2013.12.06_16h40m02s_001_Dosya Gezgini- explorer-exe - Uygulama Hatası.png

    Thank you.
     
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  2. pun

    pun MDL Senior Member

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    Have you uninstalled bloatware? Maybe some corrupt files are causing your trouble. If all else fails then I would go for a refresh.
     
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  3. Belarathon

    Belarathon MDL Senior Member

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    I had explorer crashes on Windows 8.1 as well. It turned out to be my memory. I had the same memory from Windows 7 through Windows 8 and never experienced an issue. When 8.1 came along, I started having frequent explorer crashes. My memory passed integrity checks, so I didn't suspect it. However, someone gave me a gift certificate from NewEgg and I upgraded from 4gb dual channel ddr3 to 8gb dual channel. Since then, I've not had a single explorer crash. I'm not saying that's your issue, but it might be something to consider.

    Best Regards,

    C
     
  4. anarchist9027

    anarchist9027 MDL Expert

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    I would try sfc -scannow for starters
     
  5. bambamtusa

    bambamtusa MDL Member

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    Thank you pun, it was clean install and hadn't bloatware.

    Thank you Belarathon, it's a (almost) brand new laptop (6 months old) with 8 GB RAM and i5 processor.

    Thank you anarchist9027, tried but didn't solved.
     
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  6. faizanfateh

    faizanfateh MDL Novice

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    Do you get any error message displayed on the screen when explorer crashes? Or any Error Code? If yes, mention it here.

    For the time being,
    I would recommend you to go through this link featuring several solutions to resolve the file explorer crashes !!

    registryrecycler.com/blog/2013/11/file-explorer-crashes-in-windows-8-1-fix-it/

    Hope it helps..;.
     
  7. bambamtusa

    bambamtusa MDL Member

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    Thank you faizanfateh, i'll try that link.
     
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