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				Classic Start Menu    Topic: The old Classic Shell Threads Issue - Explorer Crashing  
 
			
				JohnnyMartins 
					
					
						
							
							Posted:  Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:07 am 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
			
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						Have you tried to set File Explorer to "Launch folder windows in a separate process" and restart the PC? I'm on Win10 1703 and it's my experience that this fix didn't work before on ClassicShell 4.3.0 and earlier but it works now on ClassicShell 4.3.1 The only downside to this setting is t... 
					 
					
				 
			 
		
		
			 
	
		
		
				Bug Reports    Topic: Classic Shell Start Menu causes explorer lock up  
 
			
				JohnnyMartins 
					
					
						
							
							Posted:  Fri Nov 24, 2017 1:44 pm 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
			
				Replies: 68 312871  
					
					
						I've been able to reproduce the problem with some consistency, of explorer.exe accumulating waiting threads (which over time permanently increase the explorer.exe process memory usage and usually lead to the explorer crash) just by opening many explorer based windows (File Explorer, Control Panel, D... 
					 
					
				 
			 
		
		
			 
	
		
		
				Bug Reports    Topic: Classic Shell Start Menu causes explorer lock up  
 
			
				JohnnyMartins 
					
					
						
							
							Posted:  Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:49 am 
						 
					 
					
				 
			 
			
				Replies: 68 312871  
					
					
						I'm also having this issue occasionally. Currently still on Windows 10 1703. The thing is I've noticed that frequently threads on the explorer.exe start to acumulate on waiting status until eventually the explorer process just locks up and crashes when enough "stuck" threads have accumulat... 
					 
					
				 
			 
		
		
			 
	
	
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