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Windows 11 file explorer hangs, open
My win11 has started hanging, if I attempt to open a desktop folder it just starts clocking. I tried the sfc commsnd, no change.
Clearing File Explorer History did it for me.
I have an idea, that the problem started after I accidentally put an apostroph (') in a filename. I used command prompt to rename the file and then cleared the history.
What process did you use to find that errant filename? I'd like to search my system for files names that contain unusual characters