File Explorer Will Not Open in Windows 11/10 FIX [Tutorial]

File Explorer Will Not Open in Windows 11/10 FIX [Tutorial]

Issues addressed in this tutorial:
file explorer will not open in windows
file explorer will not open in windows 10
file explorer will not stay open windows 11
how do i fix file explorer not opening
windows won't open file explorer
can't open file explorer in windows 11
file explorer will not open in windows app
file explorer will not open in windows after update

Windows 10, like all other versions of the Windows Operating System, has its fair share of different bugs and issues, some of which affect users more than others. One specific Windows 10 bug that has managed to agitate the living hell out of Windows 10 users who have had the displeasure of being met with it is a bug that causes the File Explorer in Windows 10 to simply refuse to open regardless of what method you use to try and open it. In such cases, whether the user double-clicked on a folder on their Desktop or tried to launch the File Explorer by opening it directly, File Explorer would not launch.

In some – but not all – cases, when the user opened File Explorer, their screen would go black for about a second but would then return to its original state with no other change being observed and File Explorer still not opening. Users who suffered from this issue reported that they were unsuccessful at fixing it by simply restarting their computers. A bit of research into this problem at the hands of mundane Windows 10 users uncovered the fact that this issue is actually caused by the size of text, apps and other items being set to a value that Windows 10’s File Explorer could not possibly handle, leading to it refusing to even open successfully. There may be other reasons for this issue so you should follow everything in the sequence below.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.

[Charlie-xyjx]

i still can’t open file explorer or it won’t show up

[MrMrc]

I've tried everything mentioned here. I can't even get the first step to work. In Task Manager, when I try to create the Explorer task, it does nothing and just causes task manager to go into spin mode and hang.

[michaelsawczak]

I just watched so many other videos trying to fix this freaking out lol and this one finally worked. Thanks man!

[tdoyr]

In my situation, I found out half way through the video it was actually just opening on my second monitor, which was turned off

[SpongeBob_Tech]

Thank you so much man. I had corrupt system files but your tutorial helped me. You just earned a subscriber

[Charlie-xyjx]

my file explorer is a black white page and i can’t open it idk how to fix it

[adamog]

Thank you my Brother. Awesome advice. fixed indeed and I am an avid and very educated computer user and troubleshooter and learned something very valuable today. Always learning. Computers are my hobby though. I am a Residential contractor in my 44th year as my main gig. Thank you Bro.

[messileo]

Thank you so much I watched like 2 hours worth of videos and nothing worked and I almost gave up and tried yours and it worked

[Teo_Pan]

solved for me .😮😮😮 i have the same problem, remove the other monitor or elgato capture and working now 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[oliversontessier]

thank you so much even your year old content can help a lot.

[itskushGoddess]

Thank you thank you so much! I tried so many videos! This one worked like a charm ✨

[sweeneierdog]

When I press enter windows resource protection could not start repair service pops up any help ?

[dvjddht]

Tks. First time I follow a tutorial and that it actually WORKS. Cool. Made my day.

[optical_]

I wasn’t able to get command print to run as admin it would just close like file explorer

[biruepidemic]

My laptop finally worked again. Thank you so much 😭

[jacobbreitfeller]

I just got off the phone with Microsoft I was on the phone for about an hour and I was on the chat typing in keyboard forever Microsoft couldn't figure it out imagine that but this YouTube video fixed me right up I appreciate it thank you🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[GiantScary]

THANK YOU!! btw in command prompt it said i have currupted files that have been restored!

[rhbmyvr]

Shows only black page after login. I have done all this. But now it shows black blank page

[luqmanshahrin]

thanks it works. scared me went the file explorer cannot open a lot's of file my assignments

[latinmaleaz]

i hope this works, if not thx. I hate programs.