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waptaincaffles
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Oct 19, 2021

Windows 11 - Explorer forever loading folder or crashing when navigating

Using Evaluation copy. Build 22478.rs__prerelease.211008-1414.   When I open explorer, it will show the green progress bar in the address bar/directory bar, it'll keep loading forever without ever ...
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W10USER
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Nov 03, 2021
Try NirSoftShellExView to see what non MSFT extensions you have. You might have to remove them one by one to see if they are a problem. I didnt have the exact same problem as you but did have some serious issues with File Explorer and still do to a degree. Removal of some software helped. Strangley MSFT's own PowerToys (latest 2 versions) was one of them.
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    waptaincaffles
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 03, 2021

    Hey!
    Thanks for the solution, unfortunately another update came out and made it impossible for me to open any sort of app, including settings / control panel. It was just totally unusable so I've fallen back to the Beta channel of the insider programme, the Dev channel was just causing me way too many issues.

     

    Hopefully your response will be of help to someone else though 🙂

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      conymsoto
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      Nov 09, 2021
      How did you do that? I have the same problem
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        waptaincaffles
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        Nov 10, 2021

        Hey conymsoto , you can either go to the release version here:
        https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11

         

        OR, if you want the beta release of windows 11, navigate here:
        https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewiso
        Scroll down to the "Select edition" section
        choose "Windows 11 Insider Preview (Beta Channel) - Build 22000.194" from the dropdown.

         

        Keep in mind, you're probably going to be doing a fresh install of windows, so you may lose your data.

         

        If you choose the insider preview iso over the full release, I recommend that once it's installed that you re-enter the insider program through windows, and make sure to join the "Beta" channel, so you get the correct updates to continue onwards.

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