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Windows Explorer sometimes freeze when opening a folder
Windows Explorer intermittently becomes unresponsive or freezes whenever I attempt to open certain folders, and this happens even though my system appears to be functioning normally otherwise. The is...
Restart your PC. If Explorer is stable, a third-party service was the cause. Re-enable the disabled services and startup items one by one, restarting after each, until you find the one that triggers the freeze again.