{"id":3041,"date":"2015-05-12T02:57:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T16:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=3041"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:08:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:38:40","slug":"windows-explorer-has-stopped-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix &#8220;Windows Explorer has stopped working&#8221; Error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Windows Explorer has stopped working&#8221; and &#8220;Windows explorer is not responding&#8221; in <a title=\"Windows\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows<\/a>. These are one of the most well-known problems of Windows users. Specially, <strong>Windows Explorer<\/strong> has stopped working error is the quite popular Windows error.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People feel very annoyed with this Windows error because it doesn&#8217;t appear after taking any particular action, it appears abruptly while users are working on their Windows PC or <a title=\"watching movie online\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/websites-watch-free-movies-online-without-downloading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watching movie online<\/a> or playing games or surfing Internet etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes, &#8220;<strong>Windows Explorer has stopped working<\/strong>&#8221; error appears infrequently and sometimes this error gets displayed repeatedly and in result you will not be able to do anything on your computer. Generally, this error is faced by Windows XP, Windows Vista, and <a title=\"Windows 7\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 7<\/a> operating system users.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-error.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3045\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-error.jpg\" alt=\"how to fix windows explorer has stopped working error\" width=\"606\" height=\"382\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-error.jpg 606w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-error-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-error-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last week, I have also faced the error &#8220;Windows Explorer has stopped working&#8221; on Windows 7 PC. But after little simple analysis and checking, I managed to easily fix the error. So today in this <a title=\"How to fix\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/tag\/how-to-fix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to fix<\/a>\u00a0guide, I am going to explain some practical method to fix windows explorer has stopped working error. 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font-family: helvetica;\">Why Do You Get &#8220;Windows Explorer has stopped working&#8221; Error?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All Windows users want to know the reason behind the error &#8220;Windows Explorer has stopped working&#8221; on their PC. Possibly, you also want to know the causes of this Windows error.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several reasons might be of &#8220;Windows Explorer has stopped working&#8221; error appearing on your Windows PC, but here we have listed only the most effective and proven causes. Windows explorer has stopped working error can be prompted due to any of the following problems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You never install windows updates regularly<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You are using outdated <a title=\"drivers\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/update-driver-software-on-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">windows device drivers<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You are using a very outdated or corrupted video driver<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You are not using powerful antivirus software to <a title=\"protect your PC\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/restrict-administrative-tools-access-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protect your PC<\/a> from virus and malware<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The system files on your computer may be totally corrupt or mismatched with other files<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some specific applications, services or game running on your PC can also be the cause of this Windows error<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_fix_Windows_Explorer_has_stopped_working\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">How to fix: Windows Explorer has stopped working<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here, I am suggesting some essential methods to fix \u201cWindows Explorer has stopped working\u201d error in Windows PC. These methods will work quite impressively on all <a title=\"Windows computers\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-tweaker-free-tweaking-utility-for-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows computers<\/a> and you must apply these methods first in order to fix Windows Explorer has stopped working error. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scan_your_Computer_for_Virus_or_Malware_infections\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Scan your Computer for Virus or Malware infections<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In most of the cases, <a title=\"malicious computer virus\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-malware-infection-from-windows-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">malicious computer virus<\/a> and malware programs are responsible for this error. So, whenever you face this error on your Windows PC then (first of all) quickly scan your computer using best antivirus software or anti-malware program to detect and remove virus or malware infections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to recommend you some best free virus protection software and Antivirus Software for Windows PC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Best Free Antivirus for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-free-antivirus-software-windows-8-windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avast, AVG, Avira Free Antivirus Software<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Bitdefender Internet Security 2015\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/bitdefender-internet-security-2015-free-6-months-license-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitdefender Internet Security 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Kaspersky Internet Security Software\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-recover-kaspersky-license-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaspersky Internet Security Software<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addition to this, if you want to know whether your computer is infected with virus or not, read this guide &#8211; <a title=\"how to know if your Computer has a Virus\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/computer-virus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to know if your Computer has a Virus<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_System_File_Checker_SFC_to_Check_Your_Files\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Use System File Checker (SFC) to Check Your Files<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>System File Checker<\/strong> <strong>(<a title=\"SFC\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/System_File_Checker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SFC<\/a>)<\/strong> is a valuable utility in Windows operating system that allows you to scan for missing or corrupted Windows system files. With the help of the system file checker tool, you will be able to scan your computer for corrupt files and repair them too. Here&#8217;s how to do this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, open <a title=\"command prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/tag\/command-prompt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">command prompt<\/a> with administrator privileges. To do so, click on <strong>Start<\/strong> button and type <strong>cmd<\/strong> in the Search box then right-click on <strong>cmd.exe<\/strong> and select &#8220;<strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> In case, you are asked to enter the password for an administrator account then type the administrator password and click on Continue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now at the command prompt, simply type <strong>Sfc \/scannow<\/strong> command and then press <strong>ENTER<\/strong> to start the scanning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3049\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working.png\" alt=\"windows explorer has stopped working\" width=\"679\" height=\"393\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working.png 679w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-150x87.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-660x382.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Scanning process will take some time, so keep patient. Even, it will also repair the missing or corrupted files that are found during the scan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> It may ask you to insert the Windows CD disk if the installation CD is required to repair the issues. So, insert the Windows CD when it asks to insert.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can easily use the SFC (system file checker) tool to scan your computer for corrupt files and repair them. If you want to know in details about <strong>System File Checker tool<\/strong>, you should read:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/929833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"How to view details of the System File Checker process\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/929833#CBS%20log\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to view details of the System File Checker process<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"How to manually replace a corrupted system file with a known good copy of the file\" href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/929833#manually%20repair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to manually replace a corrupted system file with a known good copy of the file<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Find_and_Fix_Corrupt_Images\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Find and Fix Corrupt Images<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes, corrupt <a title=\"images\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/online-tools-to-convert-text-into-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">images<\/a> may be causing Windows Explorer to stop working. If you are working with pictures or browsing the files or folders that contain pictures and suddenly Windows Explorer stops working then there is a big chance of image corruption. Here&#8217;s how to test for picture files or folder that may contain corruption:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, click on <strong>Start<\/strong> button and then click on <strong>Computer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Next, click <strong>Organize<\/strong> menu and select &#8220;<strong>Folder and search options<\/strong>&#8221; from the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3044\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working.png\" alt=\"fix: windows explorer has stopped working\" width=\"608\" height=\"459\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working.png 608w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now on the Folder Options window, go to the View tab and select &#8220;<strong>Always show Icons, never thumbnail<\/strong>&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-error.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3050\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-error.png\" alt=\"windows explorer has stopped working error\" width=\"399\" height=\"483\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-error.png 399w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-error-124x150.png 124w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-error-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> After that, deselect &#8220;<strong>Display file icon on thumbnails<\/strong>&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/system-file-checker-tool.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3048\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/system-file-checker-tool.png\" alt=\"system file checker (sfc) tool\" width=\"397\" height=\"483\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/system-file-checker-tool.png 397w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/system-file-checker-tool-123x150.png 123w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/system-file-checker-tool-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Finally, click <strong>OK<\/strong> to close the Folder Options window.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you completed the above steps, go to any folders that contain images or videos and fix the corrupt images. It may help you to fix the &#8220;Windows Explorer has stopped working&#8221; error.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_Windows_Updates_on_Your_PC\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Install Windows Updates on Your PC<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You must install latest Windows updates regularly on your PC, installing windows updates helps you to automatically <a title=\"Update Windows Drivers\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/drivethelife-windows-drivers-update-download-backup-restore-install\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">update windows device drivers<\/a>, security software, and many other common drivers and applications. Here&#8217;s how to turn on automatic windows update in windows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> Firstly, click on <strong>Start<\/strong> button and type <strong>Update<\/strong> in the search box and then click on <strong>Windows Update<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> On the Windows update page, click on <strong>Change settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-corrupt-images.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3043\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-corrupt-images.png\" alt=\"fix corrupt images\" width=\"684\" height=\"426\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-corrupt-images.png 684w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-corrupt-images-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-corrupt-images-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/fix-corrupt-images-660x411.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now from the important updates section, select the option according to your preferences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/install-windows-updates-on-your-pc.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3047\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/install-windows-updates-on-your-pc.png\" alt=\"install windows updates on your pc\" width=\"598\" height=\"508\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/install-windows-updates-on-your-pc.png 598w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/install-windows-updates-on-your-pc-150x127.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/install-windows-updates-on-your-pc-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> After that, select &#8220;<strong>Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates<\/strong>&#8221; check box which is located under the <strong>Recommended updates<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-in-windows.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3046\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-in-windows.png\" alt=\"how to fix windows explorer has stopped working in windows\" width=\"601\" height=\"508\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-in-windows.png 601w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-in-windows-150x127.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/how-to-fix-windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-in-windows-300x254.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Finally, click on <strong>OK<\/strong>, if you&#8217;re asked to enter the administrator password then type the password to proceed. That&#8217;s it<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regular windows update installation will protect your PC from unwanted programs and apps. Read also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"How to fix: Windows Update not Working in Windows 7\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-update-not-working-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to fix: Windows Update not Working in Windows 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"How to Change Windows Update Settings in Windows 10\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/change-windows-update-settings-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Change Windows Update Settings in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remove_Unwanted_Programs_from_Your_PC\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Remove Unwanted Programs from Your PC<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If above-mentioned methods did not help you to fix &#8220;Windows Explorer has stopped working&#8221; issue on your PC then you must understand that unwanted programs (malicious software) installed on your computer are behind this error.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To uninstall the unwanted programs from your PC, <a title=\"open Control Panel\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open Control Panel<\/a> and remove all the meaningless or unwanted software. You can also use these software removal tools to remove potentially unwanted programs from your Computer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Unchecky Software\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/unchecky-potentially-unwanted-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unchecky Software<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Should I Remove It?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.howtouncle.com\/2014\/01\/Tips-and-Tricks-Remove-Unwanted-Program-from-Computer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Should I Remove It?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Glary Tracks Eraser\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/glary-tracks-eraser-privacy-protection-software-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glary Tracks Eraser<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am quite sure, &#8220;<strong>Windows Explorer has stopped working<\/strong>&#8221; error will be solved very easily after applying all these powerful methods on your Windows PC.\u00a0Let us know through comment, did this guide help you to fix &#8220;Windows Explorer has stopped working&#8221; error on your <a title=\"Windows\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Windows Explorer has stopped working&#8221; and &#8220;Windows explorer is not responding&#8221; in Windows. 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