fixed my Windows 10 file explorer

[Hum]

Very mysterious how and why my file explorer broke suddenly.

 

I was using a USB, copying some System files.

 

Suddenly the Copy window closed without completing.

 

Right after, my file explorer stuffed up, running ungodly slow.

 

I was trying anything to repair my Windows 10.

 

I suspected corrupted System file.

 

I ran from Command prompt, sfc /scannow, which said that there were corrupted files, but it could not replace them all.

 

I did the complicated DSIM .... / on-line/ restorehealth -- whatever.

 

After a few times of these routines, sfc reported no bad System files.

 

[I want to say a big Thank you to this guy on Neowin:]

 

But still, file explorer did not act normally.

 

I finally watched a helpful video suggesting to open Task Manager, File/Run new task.

 

I looked thru Services and entered this: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding

 

Then in Services I made sure Windows Search was enabled for my account.

 

I'm not sure which, if not all steps fixed the file explorer problem.

 

Everything is back to fast and snappy.

 

I am very grateful.

 

Amazing how we can sometimes fix things even tho we don't know what the hell we are doing ....

 

 

 

 

[+Warwagon MVC]

restart?

[Hum]

Yes -- I Restarted after all the changes Windows made.

 

That was the final test of, if the problem was fixed.

[+Warwagon MVC]

I meant, whenever my explorer shell goes on crack a restart usually fixes it.

[Hum]

Lucy you.

 

My explorer was stuffed up for days.

 

Even the Repair modes and DVD would not fix things.