Windows 11 file explorer top toolbar freezing

[Stavros Mitchell]

Hello everyone,

I have a client set up in a new azure virtual desktop environment with fslogix. Everything is running smoothly, but there are certain times when the top toolbar in file explorer just freezes. Most of the time it only affects the ability to use the back arrow, but sometimes it affects the entire toolbar.

Has anyone seen a problem like this? Any possible solution to try?

thanks

[#2]

@Stavros Mitchell 

Any changes or updates including patching recently?

If not, try this:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

[#3]

We have the exact same problem. Our customer has 3 Windows 11 AVD hosts and out of the blue the top bar in explorer freezes. Unable to click the back-button and navigation bar. When freezing it still is possible to browse through the folder structure and use the backspace to go back.
Hope someone has the golden tip for this problem.

[#4]

@Stavros Mitchell 

I have the same issue in VDI/FSLogix environment

[#5]

did you ever find a resolution?

[#6]

no, not yet unfortunantly.
I hope someone who reads this has a solution

[#7]

@Stavros Mitchell 

I've had the same problem since moving to Windows 11 too. I've noticed that if you open a new explorer tab it seems to get worse. I'm going to try what my2cents_143 sugegsted. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/file-explorer-freezing-randomly-in-wnidows-11/... I'll update if it made any difference