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ColtonBrown
Bronze Contributor
Feb 27, 2025

Windows 11 Explorer bug

My explorer sometimes looks like it does in the picture. How can I fix this?

 

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    VioletEvans
    Iron Contributor
    Mar 31, 2025

    1. Quickly restart Explorer 
    powershell 
    taskkill /f /im explorer.exe 
    start explorer.exe 
    2. Reset the file manager 
    cmd 
    reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\\ CurrentVersion\Explorer" /f 
     Step-by-Step Troubleshooting Guide 
    3. Check for System Updates 
    Go to "Settings" → "Windows Update" to install the latest patch (focus on KB5037000+) 
    4. Disable the problematic component 
    powershell 
    # Disable Preview Pane 
    Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced" -Name "ShowPreviewHandlers" -Value 0 
    5. Rebuild icon cache 
    cmd 
    ie4uinit.exe -show
    del /f /s /q /a %localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache*. * 
    6.DISM System Repair 
    powershell 
    DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth 
    sfc /scannow 
    7.Specific Problems Handling 
    Right-click menu stuck 
    reg 
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\ {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32]
    @="" 
    8. Folder view exception 
    cmd 
    attrib -r -s -h %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\* /s /d 
    Ultimate solution 
    9. New user profile 
    powershell 
    net user TempUser /add 
    net localgroup administrators TempUser /add 
    10. Rollback Insider version 
    cmd 
    dism /online /remove-package /packagename:Package_for_InsiderPreview~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~22621.1250.1.0