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Question

Right click on file name locks up Explorer on Windows 10

Sep 25, 2015 3:32AM PDT

Whenever I right-click on a file name in Explorer the screen dims and clocks, and the file parameters don't display. I have to shut down explorer. I can open files, just not right click. This seems to be a new problem!!

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Re: explorer hangs
Sep 25, 2015 3:55AM PDT
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Sounds like our old friend bad shell extension.
Sep 25, 2015 9:18AM PDT

Read Kees reply for how to look deeper into the issue.