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JerryParker
Sep 11, 2026Iron Contributor
File Explorer randomly freezes and restarts on Windows 10
File Explorer keeps freezing and restarting out of nowhere on my Windows 10 PC. It usually happens when I open certain folders, but sometimes it just crashes while sitting idle. No error message—the ...
Lanesy
Sep 14, 2026Brass Contributor
The thumbnail cache isn't the only one that can get corrupted. File Explorer also keeps a history of your recent files and folder navigation, and if that database is broken, it can crash the whole process .